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Similar to Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, failed plan to spend N50 million on the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential nomination forms ahead of the 2023 general elections, another presidential candidate of the party, Adamu Garba, has taken to social media to solicit for funds to enable him purchase it.
Recall that Ngige’s plans were disrupted after APC pegged the price for presidential forms at N100 million, leaving him to say his ‘supporters’ will raise the money.
Adamu, a strong supporter of the APC, was taken aback by the price of the form calling it “insensitive”.
Taking to his Twitter page, he wrote: “I’ve made my life so transparent that if the young generations of Nigeria follow me on Business and Politics, you’ll find it easy to navigate and build on my successes and avoid my failures without the need for reading a book.
“Follow me. Somebody got to do this for our generation.
“Dear Nigerians,
“My project with you has started. To those of you who made pledges of donation, here is the account number
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“100M for the form is insensitive, but our collective contribution to get this form will send a strong signal that we care about Nigeria.”
The party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) had on Wednesday, fixed the cost of its interest form at N30 million and the nomination form at N70 million.
A 50 per cent discount was, however, approved for candidates less than 40 years and free tickets for women and persons living with disabilities.