The Unity Forum governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Olusola Oke, is currently absent at the ongoing peace parley of all the governorship aspirants of the party.
Also absent at the meeting is Jimi Odimayo and Olayide Adelami.
The meeting which is being held at the Heritage Hotel in Akure and presided over by Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, is to see how the party could be united after the primary scheduled to hold next Monday.
Spokesman for Chief Oke, Rotimi Ogunleye, said his boss was on a campaign tour of local government areas to woo party members for votes.
It was reported that, a total of 12 aspirants were cleared to contest at the APC primary.
Aspirants present at the ongoing meeting were Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Mrs. Jumoke Anifowoshe, Engr. Ifeoluwa Oyedele, Ambassador Olusola Iji, Bukola Adetula amongst others.
Party sources said some aspirants have commenced moves to be picked as running mate to Governor Akeredolu after the party primary.
It was gathered that some members of the Unity Forum were opposed to moves by some aspirants in the forum to be picked as Akeredolu’s running mate.
Meanwhile, a source said Akeredolu is under pressure to conceding the deputy governorship slot to the Unity Forum.
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