The Caretaker Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, Mr Tunde Balogun says there is a standing agreement between President Muhammadu Buhari; APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and founding party leaders for the South-West to produce the presidential ticket of the party in 2023.
He said that the “gentleman’s agreement” was made in 2014.
According to the Lagos APC boss, the initial agreement worked and resulted in victory for the party in 2015 because the leaders honoured it.
“In 2014, the founding fathers of APC had a gentleman’s agreement and they committed themselves to the agreement. The party was victorious because they honoured the agreement they made and everyone worked together for the party in 2015 and 2019.
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“According to the 2014 agreement, the South-West should be the zone to produce the presidential candidate in 2023. Among them (those present) were President Buhari and Asiwaju Tinubu.
“What I want is for this agreement to be honoured by the founding fathers. I have no doubt in my mind that they are men of honour. An agreement was reached and that agreement produced Buhari as the President in 2015 and 2019, so to jettison the agreement now will be dishonourable.
“Like I said, they are men of honour and I hope they will honour the agreement. They know what I’m talking about. Anything different from following the agreement is like shifting the goalpost,” Balogun told The Punch.
However, he declined to name the other parties to the said agreement.
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