How Presidency & Tinubu's Camp Battle Ahead Of APC Convention As Cabals Name Zulum For VP Position

The days ahead in APC will be interesting as the National Convention of the ruling party will take place in February although no exact date has been fixed. The battle as to which power bloc controls the party has begun and it is all about which zone and persons should be considered for the 2023 Presidency. According to Tribune newspaper, the Presidency and the camp of Bola Ahmed Tinubu have started the political battle ahead of the APC convention. This is as Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum is being strongly mentioned by some cabals in the party as someone that will be on the 2023 presidential joint ticket of the party precisely as the running mate. These will form the basis of our discussion in this article. How is the Presidency and Tinubu's camp in a political battle as ahead of the APC National Convention? The APC plans to zone its National Chairmanship to North Central. As it stands now, Former Nasarawa State Governor Tanko Al-Makura is a frontline candidate who enjoys the support of the Presidency. Don't forget that Al-Makura is a strong ally of Buhari who won the 2011 guber election in Nasarawa State under the defunct CPC, the party Buhari founded which merged with Tinubu's ACN and ANPP to form APC in 2013.

Photo Credit: Vanguard Incumbent Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule wants Al-Makura to emerge as the next National Chairman of APC. Tinubu's camp is in support of Al-Makura but the relationship of Tinubu with current Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule unsettle some cabals in the Presidency.

Photo Credit: The Nation They believe that Sule made have influence on Al-Makura if he emerges as the National Chairman of APC and that may be to the advantage of Tinubu who is keen on contesting the 2023 presidential election under APC. Sule is strongly in support of Al-Makura and the Tribune report states that some power brokers in the Presidency who were members of the defunct CPC are seriously considering how things may play out if Al-Makura emerges as the National Chairman. The argument is that Tinubu's camp produced the past National Chairmen: Oyegun and Oshiomhole and it should be the turn of Buhari's camp, the former members of the defunct CPC to produce the next National Chairman of the party. Recall that APC was a merger of defunct ACN, CPC, ANPP, and a faction of APGA. While Tinubu's camp agrees to it, the Presidency which has more defunct CPC members doesn't want to agree that Tinubu's camp ( defunct ACN) should get the Presidential ticket since Buhari who founded the defunct CPC will complete his 8 years in 2023. Cabals Naming Zulum for Joint Ticket Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum is one of the top-performing Northern Governors and the cabals in APC have named him as someone that should be considered as a running mate.

Photo Credit: Sun newspaper Tribune newspaper has it that Northern APC Governors see it as a project. Zulum is a Northern Muslim and his geo-political zone has never produced the President since 1999. My understanding is that the APC cabals may succeed in having a Southern Christian as the 2023 presidential candidate of the party and there are speculations that the cabals are also looking towards South-East and the South-South to shop for Presidential candidates.