Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been holding a series of meetings and consultations for his bid for the presidency in 2019.
Sources close to Tinubu said the APC chieftain is also putting together a team, preparatory for the race.
What this move tells us is that all is not well with President Buhari whom Tinubu had allegedly visited in London.
Thisday reports that Tinubu has also abandoned his initial plan of aligning with PDP to build a mega party to take on APC in 2019.
Tinubu had hinted of his interest to contest for the presidency in Akure, but more details emerged from his close associates.
Following his perceived marginalization in PMB’s government, he was said to have opted for building a huge alliance.
But Tinubu, according to sources, has had a change of mind and has decided not to leave a house he helped to build for others.
“Asiwaju would prefer that the president recovers and returns hale and hearty, but he does not seek a second term.
“But even if Buhari decides to seek a second term, Asiwaju’s mind is made up.
“He will contest for the post in the APC under any circumstances.
“He is tired of being a kingmaker and has decided that he will contest under any prevailing circumstances,” a source said.
In this regard, the source said Tinubu remains on course to build a strong counter force within the APC.
He has begun his plan in the SW by stepping up his efforts to reconcile with all his erstwhile political associates.
Former Governors Segun Osoba, Gbenga Daniel, and Governor Ayodele Fayose are said to be his main targets.
His goal is to checkmate former Governors Kayode Fayemi, Raji Fashola, and Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State.
With the South-west tidied up, the presidential aspirant is said to be consulting widely in the North.
He is reaching out to the region’s political heavyweights and sourcing for alliances that will strengthen his hand.
Already, Tinubu’s team has penciled down three names as possible running mates, a source close to the APC leader disclosed.
They are Governor Aminu Tambuwal, Senator Abu Ibrahim, and the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II.
Sanusi is Tinubu’s well-known political associate and an expert on economic reforms.
Last week, Tinubu had said “There is nothing wrong with such ambition.
“It depends on the timing, the environment, and what the political leadership dictates.
“I will not brush aside such an aspiration.”
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