In an apparent last minute bid to rescue his aspiration to emerge as the  All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential aspirant in next year’s general elections, former vice-president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar took to his Facebook page this morning to debunks claims by some sections of the media that 12 Governors has endorsed his opponent, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) for the election.

Atiku (m) with Governor Abdulaziz Yari(l) and Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state
Atiku (m) with Governor Abdulaziz Yari(l) and Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state
Atiku claimed he was writing “on behalf of other presidential aspirants.” 
See his post below: “On behalf of fellow presidential aspirants, we wish to disabuse news stories that APC governors have ganged up against us
The story that 12 APC governors have ganged up against other aspirants is not true. It’s cooked by opponents of APC.

This false story was printed in dailies and is now being distributed to delegates – we suspect it is a ploy to cause disharmony among aspirants
Our governors are committed to a free and fair primaries. They have not endorsed one candidate above others.
We as aspirants encourage delegates to carry on, as we are all united in running a free and fair primaries process”

The APC Presidential primary election is currently underway and reports say Gen. Buhari is leading so far. Perhaps this is a last minute effort by Atiku to sway some delegates? Time shall tell.