Presidential aspirants of the All Progressive Congress including Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, and Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi have consulted with delegates of the party in Imo State.
The aspirants in separate meetings consulted with the delegate in Owerri, the Imo capital, on Tuesday, ahead of the party’s presidential primaries slated for May 29.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Osinbajo met with delegates from Abia and Ebonyi states in a closed-door session
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Lawan, who consulted with the delegates at the party’s secretariat in Owerri, pledged to fully accommodate the interests of the South-East geo-political zone if elected president.
The senate president thanked Gov. Hope Uzodimma for his “excellent leadership skills” in Imo and the South-East, promising not to let Nigerians down.
Also speaking in the course of his consultation, Gov. Umahi pledged to make Nigeria proud if elected president of the nation in 2023.
The Gov assured that his developmental strides in Ebonyi were only a glimpse of his plans for developmental initiatives for Nigeria.
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“It is with a deep sense of responsibility and humility that I inform you of my intention to contest for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the platform of the All Progressives Congress come 2023.
“If elected President, we shall run a participatory government and, together, develop policy frameworks that will enhance the physical and social environment and tackle corruption and insecurity.
“I will make you proud as president of Nigeria come 2023. The transformation you see in Ebonyi is a microcosm of the macrocosm of Nigeria’s attainment come 2023.
“We shall address squarely, the problems that deter the growth of our economy, especially through the creation of critical infrastructure and manpower development,” he said.
