I’m Still In The APC Presidential Primary Race, Bakare Speaks

The Senior Pastor of The Citadel Global Community Church and one of the presidential aspirants of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Tunde Bakare has disclosed that he is still in the race of presidency and no one within the party has asked him to step down.

The cleric disclosed this in an interview in Abuja, where the APC presidential primary is holding.

According to him, “Every man of vision pursues his conviction before his conclusion. I can only step down if President Muhammadu Buhari or the party asks me to do so because the supremacy of the party is sacrosanct and I will have to comply with any directive coming from the party.”

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Meanwhile, on Tuesday morning, the party’s state governors and National Working Committee after a meeting further recommended only five aspirants for the primary and advised the other contenders to step down.

Those who got the nod of the governors and party leaders to remain in the race are former Lagos Governor, Bola Tinubu; a former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi; Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.