Politics is thickening in Abuja at the All Progressives Congress convention.
Sen. Godswill Akpabio, one of the presidential aspirants, has withdrawn from the race.
Akpabio, also a former Akwa Ibom governor, announced his withdrawal while addressing delegates at APC Special National Convention on Tuesday in Abuja.
He directed his supporters to vote for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
A good numbers of the governors are said to be rooting for him too.
Among them are northern ones, especially Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano.
Meanwhile, speaking at the event, Tinubu told the delegates that he would not let the party down if he wins
He said, “My experience as Executive Governor of Lagos makes me unique among other aspirants. I am competent to start from day one.
“Here comes a time in a nation when the hopes of the moment. Let not the destiny of this land be stolen because we did not do what was meant for us to do at this critical moment. Remember, we formed this party not simply to wrest power from a wrong and failing PDP.
We formed this party to give the people of this land the progressive good governance they deserve so that they may live as well and as peacefully as any people on the face of this earth. This corrective journey began with the election of President Muhammadu Buhari. At this convention, we must take the next step toward the proper and necessary direction.
“In 2015, the All Progressives Congress won the election to halt the drift in our nation’s governance, redirect our path, and make clear our national priorities We dedicated this party to the guiding principle that government must be for the benefit or each and every Nigerian before it is for the benefit of any single one of ns, No one is above legal rule or regulation. Likewise one is too low for justice and compassionate governance cover or protect him.
“Within this context, the APC under President Muhammadu Buhari has governed with patriotic and disciplined commitment this past seven years. The Buhari government has championed needed reforms, ranging from an innovative petroleum industry law to measures that are aimed at improving power and electricity generation for all Nigerians. Government has invested heavily in building modern airports and railway network and roads. Every Naira is better managed than in prior administrations.
“This greater fiscal probity was achieved despite the vast reduction in national revenue caused by the COVID and recurrent global economic downturns. The Buhari government has done more with much less than its PDP predecessors did. The successive PDP administrations did next to nothing with the plenty they had. What they did with our nation’s abundance is no secret. But what they did not do was even a greater embarrassment.”
