2023: Why APC Aspirants Should Step Down For Tinubu- Joe Igbokwe
AFNews Reporter
Apr 11, 2022
2023: Why APC Aspirants Should Step Down For Tinubu- Joe Igbokwe
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, has urged some presidential aspirants in the party to "show respect to Asiwaju Tinubu and withdraw from the 2023 presidential raceÔÇØ.
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The former spokesperson for the APC in Lagos, disclosed this on his Facebook page on Sunday, were he advised some aspirants of the party who had been helped by the former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu to withdraw from the race.
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This comes on the heels of Vice President Yemi Osibanjo's declaration to run for president, sparking insinuations that he might be indirectly referring to him.
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Tinubu had declared his ambition to run for the same position in the 2023 general election to be Nigeria's president.
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Igbokwe wrote;
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"Let me drop it here for history and posterity: If you are one of the people Asiwaju (Tinubu) raised up and you are eyeing the presidency of the federal republic of Nigeria, show respect and withdraw from the race.ÔÇØ
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At the time Igbokwe made the post on Facebook on Sunday, Osinbajo was hosting All Progressives Congress governors in Abuja.
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He had hosted the governors for the breaking of the Ramadan fast (Iftar) and declared his intention to them.
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Aside Tinubu, Osinbajo will be battling for the ticket of the APC presidential candidate with the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi; and Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State.
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