“I can only wish you (Amaechi) the best and at the end of the day, with the calibre of competent aspirants in our party, you have said you are the most competent, my joy is that APC will take over from President Muhammadu Buhari.
“With due respect, not only the first term governors are in control of delegates. All the governors – my colleagues are the one in control of delegates; they are the ones taking care of the party. The same at the federal government, the president is in charge because we know that whatever the direction he follows is not for personal gain but in the national interest.
“Your boss, your friend, the man you love; President Muhammadu Buhari, has the final say. This is the man we all respect and believe in, where he goes is where we go. No governor can do otherwise.
“But more than you can sell yourself, the team that is following you is intimidating. The team is a selling point. My dear brother, General Yusuf Buratai, is not one that follows people around. I know he must have heard something that l don’t know. His Excellency, Ambassador Yusuf Tugar is not known to follow people just like that. I’m ready to follow these your delegates.”