The Director General of the Osinbajo Campaign Organisation, Senator Kabiru Gaya (Kano South) said there were ongoing efforts to reduce the list of proposed presidential aspirants to two.
He stated that as of Tuesday evening, the contest had narrowed dien to between Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice-president Yemi Osinbajo.
Gaya spoke in a live interview with Channels TV at the primary election ground in Abuja monitored by The Nation.
The Nation reports thar those initially proposed were Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Vice-president Yemi Osinbajo; Rotimi Amaechi; Governor Kayode Fayemi and Governor Dave Umahi.
Gaya said: “Well, we are still at the process. We know during conventions like this, decision are taken at the last minute and when done at the last minute, people accept that decision.
“Yes, we are trying to trim down. All that we know is that the candidate at the presidency should go to the south. And as it is now, it is going to the south, so that we can have a northern vice-president.
“If we don’t agree on one person, at least two or three persons will go to poll. The party wants the aspirants contesting to be reduced to two or even one.
“The two are Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice-president Yemi Osinbajo; so it comes down to the Southwest. The party would not simply say they’ve dropped a candidate.
“When the process begins, the candidate will mount the podium and tell us if they are stepping down, and who they are stepping down for.” (The Nation)
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