The National Coalition of Buhari Support Organisations (BSO), has endorsed Malam Saliu Mustapha as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mustapha is one of the popular figures in the party seeking to become the chairman at the March 26 National Convention.
The coalition made its position known during a courtesy visit on Mustapha at his campaign headquarters on Monday in Abuja.
Mustapha was a former National Deputy Chairman of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and a front line APC national chairmanship aspirant.
Mr Peter Oganto, leader of the coalition, described Mustapha as “a loyal supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari, who deserved to be backed for the APC chairmanship position.
“Saliu Mustapha is a product of Buhari politics who stood solidly behind the president through thick and thin, and still remained faithful to the cause despite the injustice he has suffered in the party.
“So, having seen other chairmanship aspirants, we have decided to endorse him as the only one that can truly keep the Buhari legacy alive long after the he must have left office,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mustapha had bought the APC Expression of Interest and Nomination forms @ N 20 million.
This marked his apparent intention to contest the party’s chairmanship position and six other aspirants.
Some of the other aspirants included Sen. Sani Musa, Dr George Akume, Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, and a former Gov. Abudulaziz Yari of Zamfara.
Others were former Gov. Abdllahi Adamu of Nasarawa and Sen. Tanko Al-makura, also a former governor of Nasarawa State.