2023: All APC Presidential Aspirants Except One Agreed To Consensus Candidate – Oyegun

The Chairman of the presidential screening committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun has revealed that only one aspirant refused to support the idea of a consensus candidate during their interaction with them.

Oyegun made the revelation on Friday while presenting the report of his committee to the APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu.

He added that the only person who disagreed on the probability of a consensus candidate said the only condition for him to accept the move is if he is the consensus candidate for the party.

The screening committee chairman however didn’t reveal the name of the particular aspirant with a dissenting view.

In his view, however, the party is not afraid of going into the primary elections proper as everyone should be allowed to test his/her popularity.

“We engaged every aspirant on the issue of consensus. It is a pleasant surprise that 99 percent agreed that the party is supreme. And that whatever the party decides – with proper consultation – they will likely accept.

“Only one exception, who said I will accept consensus only if it is for me. I think it is a point that needs to be made and emphasised.

“So that gives you a lot of leeway in the hours ahead to trim down even more drastically.

“But finally we think we should not be afraid of a contested primary if anybody insists on a contest,” Oyegun said.

As earlier reported by Naija News, the committee said of the 23 aspirants screened, only 13 were cleared while the other 10 have been disqualified.