/ May 17, 2026
/ May 17, 2026

Former presidential candidates lobby Tinubu for appointments

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Presidential candidates of some opposition political parties in the 2023 general elections on Thursday, August 31, placed a demand on the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, to persuade President Bola Tinubu for inclusion in his government.

They requested a courtesy call on the APC national chairman at the party’s national secretariat, Abuja.

The Presidential candidates are of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Action Democratic Party (ADP), National Rescue Movement (NRM), and Action Peoples Party (APP), among others.

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