2023 Elections: Oshiomhole Meets APC Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu

The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and ex-Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, met with his successor, Abdullahi Adamu, on Thursday.

Naija News reports that Oshiomhole met with Senator Adamu behind closed doors at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

At the end of the meeting, both APC leaders failed to grant interviews to journalists who waited patiently to hear the outcome of their meeting.

Also, the ruling party has not released any official statement regarding the purpose of the visit of the former APC chairman to his successor.

However, speculations were rife that the meeting may not be unconnected to the screening of senatorial aspirants under the party’s platform.

This comes days after the former APC national chairman withdrew from the 2023 presidential race to pursue his senatorial ambition.

Recall that the former Edo governor had announced his intention to represent Edo North Senatorial District in the National Assembly.

On the occasion of his 70th birthday in Edo in April, Oshiomhole had promised to ensure that the people of the senatorial district are well catered for if elected in 2023.

In a new twist, the former APC national chairman on May 4 expressed his desire to contest for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the APC platform.

However, Oshiomhole was screened last Saturday for a ticket to contest the Edo North senatorial election by the APC screening committee.

The former Edo governor was screened in Abuja and would contest for the seat with the current APC Senator representing the constituency, Francis Alimikhena.