Former Ministers Emeka Nwajiuba (State for Education), and Ogbonnaya Onu (Science and Technology), on Wednesday, polled one vote each in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primaries held at Eagle Square, Abuja.

The former ministers got one vote each after votes were counted at Eagle Square, the venue of the convention for the APC presidential primaries.

The APC national leader and former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, emerged as the party’s presidential candidate after leading other aspirants by a wide margin of votes.

While Onu was present at the venue of the exercise, Nwajiuba was conspicuously absent.

The Star had earlier reported that the former minister cited the party’s refusal to zone the presidential ticket to the South-East as the reason behind his absence at the venue of the convention.

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He made this known via a statement issued on Wednesday by his relative, Chinedum Nwajiuba.

Nwajiuba, who hails from Imo State, stated: “The understanding from the highest levels prior to his involvement, and considering his role in the founding of the APC, was that of consensus as was with the National Chairmanship a few months ago.

“With that understanding, the presidential ticket was to come to the South, and the South-East.

“This has been the hope till the end of the negotiations. He, not wanting to be part of the Dollar and Naira bazaar, is convinced that what Nigeria needs now is no more of the same thing that has kept Nigeria at the low level it has been.

“Our challenges as a country cannot be addressed at the same energy level by which they were created,” the statement read.

The Star