 Meanwhile, the presidential hopeful of the all-progressive Congress, Balati Nubu, has secured the support of some of his fellow aspirants to get the party's ticket as they took turns to announce that they were stepping down for him. First of the presidential aspirants to announce his withdrawal from the primary to support his co-contender in the race was Senator Gautre L'Aquabio. He explained that he took the decision to step down for the APC shifting in the interest of the party and the nation and asked supporters to pitch their tent with the former legal state governor. Similarly, six other aspirants announced their withdrawal from the contest for the APC presidential ticket and subsequent support for Chinubu. The former governor of Ogun State Ibukule Amosu, governor of Cairo de Faimioviki State, former speaker of the House of Representatives Demiji Bankole, governor Abu Bakr Badaru of Jigawa, and the only female in the contest, Wujuken Hwane.