2023 I Will Politically Retire Atiku, Tinubu – Moghalu
Prof. Kingsley Moghalu

A presidential aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu has pledged his commitment to ensuring that he sends the PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his APC counterpart, Bola Tinubu, on permanent retirement by defeating them in next year’s election.

Moghalu, who was deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), made this vow when he spoke in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the ADC’s presidential primary which he won.

Africa Today News, New York reports that no fewer than 10 presidential aspirants are jostling for 2,100 delegates in the ongoing ADC’s primary in Abeokuta.

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In his remarks, Moghalu vowed to send the duo of Atiku and Tinubu on political retirement.

Our correspondent reports that one of the ADC’s presidential aspirants, Dr Mani Ibrahim had announced his withdrawal from the race to give room for the emergence of a southern presidential candidate.

In a related development, the former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu was yesterday announced the winner of the primary elections All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Asiwaju of Lagos was able to score half of the total votes to beat his major opponents, the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi.

About 2,322 delegates from across the country had stormed Eagles Square, Abuja, to elect the flagbearer of the party ahead of the 2023 general elections.

While Tinubu, who doubles as the National Leader of the party, got 1,299 votes, his major opponents, the former Governor of Rivers State and the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo secured 292 and 216 votes respectively.

The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan got 140 votes while the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello scored 42 votes.

Among all the aspirants who procured the N100 million nomination forms, 23 were successfully screened to participate in the primary.

Africa Today News, New York

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