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APC Presidential Primary: Fayemi, Amosun, 4 Other Aspirants Step Down for Tinubu

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Three frontline aspirants, Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, former Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and immediate past Minister of Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio, have stepped down for the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at the ongoing presidential primary of the party in Abuja.

They were joined by three other aspirants, Governor Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State; former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Dimeji Bankole; and Senator Ajayi Boroffice, who have also announced their decision to step down Tinubu.

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