At least 17 governors elected on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) may have backed the presidential aspiration of Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi ahead of the special national convention scheduled for Tuesday, THISDAY has learnt.
Of the 17 governors, findings revealed that only Governor Babajide Sanwoolu of Lagos State, Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State and Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State were not rooting for Fayemi’s candidature.
Multiple sources disclosed this feat at the weekend, attesting to diverse re-alignment currently on-going to ensure that the governors put Fayemi, the Chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum, on the ballot.
One of the sources said Fayemi had been able to regroup 17 out of the 22 APC governors who are sympathetic to presidential ambition, though five governors shut delegates from their states out of the reach.
The source said: “In light of the push by the governors for one of their own to take over as president, Fayemi, a presidential aspirant of the APC has been rallying the governors around his candidacy.”
In the last couple of days, according to the source, Fayemi had engaged 15 APC governors to support his push to clinch the party’s presidential ticket.