A member of the National Working Committee of the All Progressive Congress, Suleiman Argungu, has countered the chairman of the party Adamu Abdulahi over his announcement that the party has adopted the senate president Ahmed Lawan as its consensus candidate.
He said at no time did the NWC sit to agree on the decision announced by Adamu saying it is his personal opinion.
“We were fully briefed by our national chairman, His Excellency Adamu Adamu and he said Ahmed Lawan, the Senate President is our consensus candidate for the APC National Convention and that is just the information he gave us but it is not an issue that has been discussed on the floor of the NWC but we are all aware.
“Just about 2 days ago, the Northern Governors had a meeting that the leadership of this country and that the All Progressive Congress should go to the North and equally, the Southern governors affirmed that. So we the members of the NWC are also with them on what they have said and just some minutes ago, the governors in the North have gone to the presidency and have just briefed the press and they are still on what they said as regards the power to the south.
“It is an information and all of us are entitled to our opinion in our own democrats. This decision was not taken by the NWC.”