The National Executive Council (NEC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) held on Tuesday in Abuja could not adopt President Muhammadu Buhari as its sole presidential candidate for the 2019 general elections.

Briefing journalists shortly after the meeting which lasted over two hours, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Yakubu Dogara disclosed that an unofficial motion for Buhari’s adoption was moved but was not adopted.

The party’s National Executive Committee however unanimously passed a vote of confidence on President Buhari and the leadership of the party under the chairmanship of Chief John Odigie-Oyegun.

Dogara said: “Even though there was a motion in the floor that called for a vote of confidence on the President, some of us felt it was not necessary because there is nowhere that his confidence is shaking. But the motion was taken and passed.

He added: “But there was a second leg to that motion which calls for the adoption of the candidature of the President, but it was differed for now and no decision was taken because that is not the major reason why we are here.”

Dogara however admitted that there were little squabbles and disagreements within the party, adding that without such crisis, there would not be any need for reconciliations which would inadvertently define and strengthen the party.