APGA presidential candidate, others ask Tinubu to consider them for appointment

The candidates who are under the aegis of the Forum of Concerned Presidential Candidates said the need for peace and development of the country informed their decision not to challenge the victory of Tinubu at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT)

At least four presidential candidates in the 2023 election have asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider them for appointment in his government.

The politicians made the demand on Thursday, August 31, during a visit to the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, as per reporting by The Nation Newspaper.

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.

The candidates who are under the aegis of the Forum of Concerned Presidential Candidates said the need for peace and development of the country informed their decision not to challenge the victory of President Tinubu at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT)

The spokespersons of the forum and Presidential candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), Ambassador Felix Johnson Osakwe, assured the president and the party that they were for peace.