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APC may placate Tinubu with BoT chair

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Plans may be underway to pacify the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, with the chairmanship of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT).

The ruling party is likely to constitute the board any time from now, following last week’s ratification of the process by its National Working Committee (NWC).

Though Tinubu, has long been tipped for the position given his role in the merger of opposition parties that led to the formation of the APC and the party’s victory in the last elections, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, is also said to be eyeing the BoT chairmanship.

But party chieftains, rooting for the former Lagos State governor, argue that there is no other way to placate his apparent loss in the National Assembly leadership election than to cede the BoT position to him.

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Tinubu was said to have rooted for the emergence of Senator Ahmed Lawan and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as Senate President and Speaker, House of Representatives but the duo lost to Senator Bukola Saraki and Hon. Yakubu Dogara.

A party source revealed that “He is not likely to contest the position with anyone else. Many people want him for the office”, the source said.

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  1. The game is over

    July 11, 2015 at 3:04 pm

    Is too late to cry

  2. ADEYEMI MUIDEEN

    July 12, 2015 at 3:43 am

    Inshort, Baba gbogbo Baba (Tinubu Jagaba) he is intelligent and reliable. Also, baba is very good in everthing. Baba Tinubu, to yo wa kuro lowo Jonatha. I pray for him td almighty Allah protect him & guide him. To cut d story short, I shall be grateful if the party consider baba tinubu for d post of (BoT). Thks.

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