APC Primary Update: Fayemi, Yahaya Bello Kick As Governors Prune Down Names To Three

All Progressives Congress( APC) governors have dropped their colleagues; Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State to further pruned down the list of proposed presidential aspirants to three.

The Governors in the early hours of Tuesday proposed a five-man list of aspirants to President Muhammadu Buhari to consider for consensus.

Those initially proposed were Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Rotimi Amaechi; Governor Kayode Fayemi and Governor Dave Umahi.

But they reportedly pruned the list to three aspirants with Tinubu, Osibanjo and Amaechi making the proposed list.

However, the proposal is not a binding decision but a suggestion to Buhari who has requested them to assist prune down the 23 aspirants for consensus.

However, other aspirants, particularly Kayode Fayemi and Yahaya Bello, are kicking, saying that they are still in the race.