President Buhari is likely to choose a consensus candidate from among the candidates given to him.

According to a source who spoke with Daily Trust, the Progressive Governors Forum submitted the names in the early hours of Tuesday.

The names include Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Governor of Lagos State Bola Tinubu, Governor Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti State), Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transportation, and Governor David Umahi, (Ebonyi State) according to the source.

The source said, “They picked one from South-East, one from South-South and three from South-West geopolitical zones in line with their position that power should shift to the South.”

He added that the president is expected to pick from the list.

The ruling party would hope to pick a presidential candidate that can compete with the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party Candidate, Peter Obi, and others.