A P C p r e s i d e n t i a l p r i m a r y: How delegates will vote today

About 8000 delegates will file out this morning in Lagos to elect a candidate for the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) for the presidential election coming up in February.Five people are in the race namely former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari; former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar; Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwakwanso; Leadership Newspaper publisher, Sam […]

About 8000 delegates will file out this morning in Lagos to elect a candidate for the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) for the presidential election coming up in February.
Five people are in the race namely former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari; former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar; Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwakwanso; Leadership Newspaper publisher, Sam Nda-Isaiah and Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha.
The aspirants had been campaigning hard over the last few months and have failed to heed appeals by party leaders to settle on a consensus candidate. They will now have to slug it out in the primaries scheduled for Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surlere, Lagos.
The atmosphere in Lagos is charged and there is excitement in the air as the aspirants make last minute maneuvers towards wooing delegates.
Attention is now being paid to party delegates as each candidate now employs different strategies to win their votes.
Daily Trust reports that the aspirants have all booked rooms for delegates across the 36 states of the federation.
The national leaders of the party have also been playing a key role in providing the beacon for delegates. These leaders are personified by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the strongman of the party. The pre-convention activities indicated that Tinubu is playing a major role in ensuring that Buhari carries the day by relying on bloc votes from the South-West at the convention.