 Meanwhile, President Buhari is currently meeting with the presidential hopefuls of the party. The president is expected to communicate his preferred 2023 presidential candidate at the meeting. When the president met with APC governors on Tuesday in Abuja, he solicited the support of the governors and other stakeholders in picking his successor. The APC screening panel has shortlisted 13 out of 23 presidential hopefuls for participation in the primary. General Yagong, chairman of the screening panel, presented the committee's report to Abdelahi Edamu, the APC national chairman, just yesterday.