At the ongoing special National Convention of the All Progressive Congress (APC), nine of the twenty-three presidential aspirants have withdrawn from the party’s primary race.
Following their announcements, only 14 aspirants remain in the race for the ticket to fly the party’s flag in the general elections in 2023.
Seven of the aspirants stepped down in favor of Bola Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State, and pledged their support for him.
However, one candidate stepped down in favour of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
Here are the nine aspirants who stepped down during the ongoing APC convention, as well as the candidates they declared their support for.
1. Jigawa State Governor, Abubakar Badaru, stepped down for Bola Tinubu.
2. Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, stepped down for Bola Tinubu.
3. Senator representing Ondo North Senatorial District, Ajayi Boroffice, stepped down for Bola Tinubu.
4. Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi stepped down for Bola Tinubu.
5. Godswill Akpabio, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs stepped down for Bola Tinubu.
6. Ibikunle Amosun, former Ogun State governor, stepped down for Bola Tinubu.
7. Uju-Kennedy Ohanenye, the only female aspirant in the race, also stepped down for Bola Tinubu.
8. The youngest male presidential aspirant, Nicholas Felix, stepped down for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
9. The former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, only withdrew from the race without declaring support for any of the remaining aspirants.
A total of 2,203 delegates drawn from the 36 states of the federation and the federal capital territory (FCT) were accredited to participate in the election.
