25 Aspirants to Battle for Presidential Ticket, No Decision yet on Zoning – APC
By Kabir Akintayo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has clarified that presidential nomination and expression of interest forms sold by the ruling party were 28, while 133 forms were purchased by governorship aspirants.
APC spokesman, Felix Morka, said as of Thursday, 25 of the 28 presidential forms sold had been returned, but he could not ascertain how many out of the 133 gubernatorial forms were returned.
On the extension of APC’s primaries and the use of Eagle Square, Abuja, for the exercise, he denied any attempt to bully the opposition.
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Morka, who spoke at The Morning Show on Arise News Channel, explained, “For presidential, we had 28 aspirants purchase forms for the office of president, of which 25 were returned and submitted. Now, for governorship, we have 133 forms purchased, however, I don’t have the exact figures of those who have returned.”
Morka said APC was yet to zone its presidential ticket.
He stated, “Every member of the party has rights; rights to aspire, and rights to support those who aspire. That’s a freedom we cherish and it is constitutional liberty that they have the freedom to associate with any aspirant or support anyone they choose.
“But the issue of zoning, and quite frankly, I’m a member of the National Working Committee (NWC) of our party and I have not been privy to any discussions that have resulted in any kind of decisions about zoning. We have not made any decision at this time about zoning.
“So, all of those reports are purely speculative, they do not represent any decisions made by our party, because we have yet to make any decision on that. The party will make that call and when they do, I think that everyone will be advised as to that position and then to act accordingly.”