Former opponents of Tinubu in the presidential election plead with him for appointments

The opposition candidates asserted that they do not engage in politics of resentment.President Bola Tinubu has received requests from some of the presidential candidates he ran against in the election on February 25, 2023, to consider appointing them to his cabinet.The candidates, who are affiliated with the Forum of Concerned Presidential Candidates (FCPC), made the appeal on August 31, 2023, when they paid Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), a courtesy call at the party's secretariat in Abuja. The delegation included Prof. Peter Umeadi, the flag-bearer for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Nnadi, the presidential candidate of the Action Peoples Party (APP), Dr. Odey Udo, the vice presidential candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), and Felix Osakwe of the National Rescue Movement (NRM). All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) flag-bearer, Prof Peter Umeadi, Action Democratic Party (ADP) vice presidential candidate, Dr Odey Udo, and the leader of the team, Adewale Adeogun. For his part, Osakwe noted in his speech that members of the delegation abhor politics of bitterness, citing their refusal to join the train of candidates challenging the president's election in court as evidence.