The two political heavyweights in the persons of former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari and ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar lead the five-strong field for the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket.
The APC primary results are expected to be announced later on Thursday morning.
Buhari is the frontrunner. He has huge grassroots support and is seen as one of the few leaders in the country’s history who was tough on corruption after he seized power in a 1983 coup. He was deposed less than two years later.
Before the accreditation of 8,000 delegates to determine the fate of the aspirants ended 6pm at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos, about 12 APC governors were said to have thrown their weight behind Buhari, a former head of state.
It was learnt from the media aides of three of the governors that they resolved to support the former head of state on Tuesday night.
A top source, who was present at the meeting where the agreement by the 12 governors to support Buhari took place, said he was willing to bet his N10m car that Buhari would win.
He said, “All the governors have decided that Buhari is the man for the job. And we have agreed that this project is too big for us to destroy now.
“Even the PDP are afraid of Buhari. I can bet on my car that Buhari will win.”
It was learnt that the only APC governors who were not supporting Buhari are governors Rochas Okorocha(Imo) and Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano), who are presidential aspirants.
Earlier on Wednesday, an online news portal (Not THE HERALD) said in its report that Okorocha, Kwankwaso and Nda-Isaiah had stepped down from the race and were supporting Buhari which the trio denied.