Update: APC governors reduce presidential aspirants to three

The governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have pruned down the number of aspirants to the party leader, Bola Tinubu, the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and the former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi.

NAME: BOLA AHMED TINUBU

AGE: 70

STATE: LAGOS

EDUCATION: BSc Accounting (1979)

PEDIGREE: Senator (1992-93) Governor (1999-2007.

SOUND BITE: I don't run away from the battle.

POLITICAL STRUCTURE: Strong

UNDERBELLY: Choice of running mate

DO YOU KNOW? He use to play football by the lagoon in his preteens.

NAME: OLUYEMI OLULEKE OSINBAJO

AGE: 65

STATE: OGUN

EDUCATION: LLB (1978), BL (1979), Macter of law (1980)

PEDIGREE: Professor of law, Lagos attorney general (1999-2007), Vice president (2015 till date)

SOUND BITE: We must complete what we have started

POLITICAL STRUCTURE: Decent

UNDERBELLY: Political Network

DO YOU KNOW? He is married to Obafemi Awolowo's grand daughter

NAME: CHIBUIKE ROTIMI AMAECHI

AGE: 56

STATE: RIVERS

EDUCATION: BA English studies and literature (1987)

PEDIGREE: Rivers speaker (1999-2007), Governor (2007-2015), Minister (2015 till date)

SOUND BITE: My bid not to fulfill personal ambition

POLITICAL STRUCTURE: Decent

UNDERBELLY: Comportment

DO YOU KNOW? He was president of the National Union of Rivers state students (NURSS).

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