… Want him to stand with Tinubu, APC
Twenty one governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have met with former President Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna and begged him not to dump President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the party that made him president ahead of 2027 elections.
Our correspondent gathered that the APC governors who met former President Buhari in his newly remodeled Kaduna residence in a closed door meeting on Monday appealed to Buhari not to support the opposition coalition been championed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former governors Nasir El-Rufai, Peter Obi, among others.
One of the sources explained that, “ The meeting of APC governors was basically to plead and beg former President Muhammadu Buhari to support the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. You know opposition coalition is gathering momentum and many of former President Buhari’s allies are heading to the coalition to challenge Tinubu’s second term ambition”
Recall that former Kaduna state governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, one of Buhari’s closest ally had revealed that he got the blessing and prayers of ex- President Buhari before his defection from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to Social Democratic Party, SDP. Though, former President denied El-Rufai’s claim.
However, speaking with journalists after the meeting former President Buhari, the Chairman All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors Forum and Imo state governor, Hope Uzodimma, has declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is the largest in Africa with twenty one governors.
Uzodimma, who described Buhari as father in politics said, “We came to pay former president Muhammadu Buhari a courtesy visit. You know former President Muhammadu Buhari is the only former president produced by the APC.
“We came and saw him in good health. We fraternized with him, we stayed with him and are ready to go back to our various businesses”
“We met with him and he is well pleased with our party. He expressed surprise of our visit. We are happy and thankful to Almighty God because we we met in good health.He is our father in politics. He is well pleased with our party and all of us his children”
“He is well pleased with our visit. Members of our forum are pleased with him. We met him in good health. Because you know that our party APC is the largest party in Africa and is the ruling party. The only party with 21 Governors.The party is strong and we will continue to work hard so that the party will be stronger” Uzodimma said.
On his part, Kaduna state governor, Uba Sani, commended former President Muhammadu Buhari for supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and APC,”We are here along other APC governors to visit former President Muhammadu Buhari.
“We are happy the way former President Buhari is supporting our party and president Bola Ahmed Tinubu” Sani said.
The APC governors were said to have pleaded with former President Muhammadu Buhari not to allow the Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) elements within the APC to leave the party and join coalition movement.
A source said the governors at their meeting with Buhari, appealed to him not to abandon President Tinubu.
They recalled how Tinubu supported Buhari for the eight years.
It was further learnt that the governors resolved to facility a meeting between the CPC elements and President Tinubu to assuage their concerns.
Recall that former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, had revealed that he cleared with Buhari before he joined the SDP.
But Buhari has since dismissed insinuations that he would dump the APC for the SDP.
