The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and 2023 presidential aspirant, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, convened a meeting with members of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) a few hours after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo officially declared intention to join the presidential race.
Tinubu met with the APC Governors at the Kebbi State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, on Monday.
The meeting is coming less than 24 hours after Osinbajo hosted the governors at his Aguda House residence on Sunday evening; where he disclosed his intention to run for the APC presidential ticket.
Fourteen governors were in attendance at the meeting on Monday, including Governors Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State, Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, Gboyega Oyetola of Osun, Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, Simon Lalong of Plateau, Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa, amongst others.
While answering questions from journalists shortly after the meeting, Tinubu who said he was consulting widely to ensure his emergence as APC flag bearer ahead of next year’s presidential election, emphasized that he has no son at the moment who is grown enough to challenge him for the ticket.
When asked about the Presidential declaration of Vice President Osinbajo which came only a few hours before the Kebbi House meeting, he said, “I don’t have any son grown up enough to make such declaration.”
He added that “My mission here is to seek collaboration, support and encouragement of my party, the APC, for my ambition to become the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as replacement for President Muhammadu Buhari after his tenure.”