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In a move likely to further unsettle APC in Ogun, Buhari accepts adoption by Amosun-backed APM

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In a move likely to further unsettle APC in Ogun, Buhari accepts adoption by Amosun-backed APM

Despite the controversy surrounding the action of Ibikunle Amosun, Governor of Ogun State, in promoting Allied Peoples Movement (APM), primarily to support the emergence of his anointed governorship candidate, Adekunle Akinlade, President Muhammadu Buhari appears to have compromised on his party discipline stance by accepting his adoption by the party as its presidential candidate in 2019.

Amosu and Yusuf Dantalle, national chairman of APM, Monday presented a letter adopting President Buhari as the presidential candidate of the party for the 2019 election.

Speaking to State House correspondents after meeting Buhari, Amosun said, “You will recall that just last week we made public that APM has adopted President Buhari as their presidential candidate. I had promised to bring the letter they had given me to present to him and that is what we came to do today.

“And you know Mr. President is a very gracious human being, he is a man with a good heart. He said if a party has adopted him, it is only fair he acknowledges the party and the chairman. That is why we are here.

“I have said that anybody that is for President Muhammadu Buhari is for me, we will embrace such party, such persons, such organization wholeheartedly and that is what I am doing and that is what we are doing in Ogun state. Clearly Mr. President will have a massive vote in Ogun state in the coming election.”

The governor, however, declined to comment on the threat by Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the ruling party, to expel him.

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“I don’t want to comment on that. We came for this, let’s restrict ourselves to this. I want my president to win, what else do you want? We must win that is it!”

Dantalle, on his part said the adoption is just a formal thing.

“Personally I believe in him and reason being that I love my country and I don’t have any other country apart from Nigeria,” he said.

“And Buhari is the only man with the sincerity of intent to take Nigeria to the next level. This is not the Nigeria I was born into but I see that Nigeria coming back only though Buhari.”

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