2023 Election: Tinubu Picks N100m APC Presidential Form

2023 Election: Tinubu Picks N100m APC Presidential Form

  • Though Bola Tinubu is still in Saudi Arabia for Lesser Hajj (Umrah), his allies and keen supporters have obtained the APC presidential nomination form from him
  • Among those who represented the former Lagos governor as the ruling party's national headquarters in Abuja on Friday, April 29, were James Faleke and Babachir Lawal, among others
  • The APC stalwarts noted that the Jagaban is not afraid of any presidential aspirants with whom he will battle for the party's ticket at the primaries

Abuja - Asiwaju Bola Tinubu's All Progressives Congress’ N100m presidential nomination and expression of interest forms have been obtained on his behalf, Vanguard has gathered.

The form was picked at APC's national headquarters on Friday, April 29, by some of his powerful allies and supporters like James Faleke of the House of Representatives (Ikeja Federal Constituency), Lawmaker Babatunde Adejare representing Agege Federal Constituency, and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, Punch reports.

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James Faleke, Lawal others pick form for Tinubu
Lawal said Tinubu is not afraid of other APC presidential aspirants (Photo: @tsg2023)
Source: Twitter

In his conversation after picking the forms, Lawal said that Tinubu’s camp is not afraid of other APC presidential aspirants.

The conversation between Tinubu's allies and newsmen after the form was picked was shared on the Twitter page of Tinubu Support Group (TSG).

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Meanwhile, the Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun, had made his intention to support vice president Yemi Osinbajo in his 2023 presidential bid.

Abiodun made his intention to support Osinbajo known when some members of the state executive council accompanied Osinbajo to the palaces of some prominent traditional leaders.

For the governor, his main aim for supporting Osinbajo is to enable him to continue with some laudable projects initiated by President Muhammadu Buhari.

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The Punch reports that Abiodun confirmed that in the last seven years Osinbajo had contributed to the many successes recorded by the federal government.

He said that the vice president is eminently qualified to lead the country and that his visitation to Ogun state is more like a homecoming.

His words:

“Your steadfastness, integrity and character are all well known. You are serving this country and the President meritoriously for the last seven years as the vice president..."

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