The former Head of State, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari seems to be the most preferred presidential aspirant dropping Atiku, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) goes for convention between October 16 and 18 in Abuja.


But sources said some self-proclaimed party chieftains who are scheming for Buhari should be ready for a showdown with loyalists of another top shot, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar who is set to declare on September 24.

Checks at the weekend revealed that the party is, however, in a dilemma on how to go about the primaries such that who­ever fails to clinch the ticket among other contestants would not rock the boat. Other contenders, who are equally formidable and strong in terms of popularity and follower­ship are Atiku, Governor Rabiu Kwank­waso of Kano State and former Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki.
A party chieftain, who doesn’t want to be named said, “on our card is Muham­madu Buhari,” enthusing that, “with a level playing field the party has promised all the contenders, he will emerge victorious and fly the party’s flag for 2015 presidential election.”
He, however feared that, “if money even­tually becomes the determining factor for the contest, Buhari may find it a bit difficult wooing higher percentage of delegates to his side where the likes of Atiku and Kwankwaso are involved