Nigeria, June 1 -- A delegation of All Progressives Congress (APC) governors departed the Lagos home of Bola Tinubu on Sunday dejected after the party's national leader insisted there would be no automatic candidate ahead of the gubernatorial election in Edo State.

The governors had hoped to secure an automatic ticket for Governor Godwin Obaseki for the Edo election, a source who was privy to the discussions at the meeting told PREMIUM TIMES.

Some of the governors who were in attendance include Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi, Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo, and Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Mohammed Abubakar of Jigawa, and Mr Obaseki, according to The Punch newspaper.

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