Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is “working on an alternative party” to vie for the 2023 presidency.
According to a report from Daily Post, TInubu’s camp is not putting all eggs in one basket to avoid being caught unawares by an “unfavourable outcome” of the APC primary.
President Muhammadu Buhari on his part is said to be considering “a younger person” as a successor.
According to the source to Daily Post:
“The President wants a younger person and that’s not Tinubu. Fayemi wants to be President if the office is zoned to the South”.
In January, Buhari refused to name his preference, saying the person may be killed.
At the weekend, insiders in Ekiti claimed Tinubu plans to test the waters with the governorship election that will be held on June 18, 2022.
The ambition of the ex-Lagos Governor “does not have the full backing” of Governor Kayode Fayemi, who himself is reportedly interested in the presidency.
Tinubu, well aware of this, is “tactically aligning” with Segun Oni, a one-time Ekiti Governor and Social Democratic Party (SDP) flagbearer.
Fayemi’s ally, Biodun Oyebanji, a former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), won the APC ticket after defeating Ojo Kayode, Opeyemi Bamidele and Dayo Adeyeye.
The calculation is that with 54-year-old Oyebanji as Governor, the state government and party chapter may not commit to working for Tinubu’s emergence as President.
The Jagaban of Borgu is disposed to stopping Fayemi from installing a next-in-line not only for refusing to support his bid but daring to join the presidential race.
“The President wants a younger person and that’s not Tinubu. Fayemi wants to be President if the office is zoned to the South”, a source said.
“If he fails, he may get the SGF (Secretary to the Government of the Federation) position as long as the next President or Vice are not from South-West.
“Tinubu is monitoring all that’s happening and he seems to have pitched his tent with the SDP. The truth is that civil servants like Oni are ready to vote for him.
SOURCE..DAILY POST