Why I didn’t anoint any Presidential Aspirant – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has explained why he didn’t anoint any Presidential candidate but allowed the delegates choose their favorite candidate for president during the special convention and presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress

Speaking when he paid a Sallah visit to the Emir of Katsina, Dr. Abdulmumin Usman Kabir, in his palace, the President claims that party leaders initially provided him with a list of thirty potential candidates for the position of president, and that he was then requested to choose a candidate.

“I was given a list of thirty (30) aspirants to pick from. Most of them were my ministers and governors. So, who will I choose or support?, he said

“One of the governors even came to see me and asked who are we to choose. If I do that, it would affect my Vice President because he was listening to our conversation. I then told them to choose who they want. So, they elected Tinubu as APC presidential candidate.”

“I hope the forthcoming (2023) general elections would also be peaceful just like the way APC conducted its congress where they elected the party’s National Chairman, the presidential candidate and how the presidential candidate picked his running mate. I hope God will help us to conduct the general elections peacefully.”