The battle for the presidential ticket has split the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the southwest into five factions, Starnews Nigeria can report.
The division which is currently threatening the chances of the southwest in winning the APC’s presidential ticket has kept Nigerians talking on social media.
Starnews Nigeria reports that the growing number of presidential aspirants from the zone is the cause of the split which has now become a source of concern to members of the ruling party in the southwest.
In the southwest zone, at least five aspirants have already declared for the presidential race. They are Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Governor Kayode Fayemi, former Governor Ibikunle Amosun and Pastor Tunde Bakare.
Others who showed interest but have yet to declare their ambitions include RT. Hon. Dimeji Bankole, former House of Representatives Speaker and Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing.
A top party source told Starnews Nigeria on Thursday evening that the five contenders will not only create problems for the party in the southwest but also Nigeria if they refuse to step down for one another.
Already, their declarations have generated wranglings and disaffection among their followers on social media.
Presidential aspirants are also many in the South-East geopolitical zone, but it doesn’t create fear like that of the southwest where we have the like of Tinubu, Osinbajo, Fayemi, and Amosun who reportedly have large followers and supporters among the delegates of the ruling party.
Meanwhile, the ruling APC has fixed its presidential primary for May 30/June 1, 2022, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) already announced June 3, 2022, as the deadline for all the political parties to submit the names of their delegates ahead of the 2023 general elections, Starnews Nigeria reports.
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