The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has picked the party’s N100 million Presidential Nomination and Expression of Interest forms.
It was reported that friends and associates of the former Lagos State Governor stormed the APC Secretariat in Abuja on Friday, o pick the form on his behalf.
Tinubu is currently performing lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia, therefore the likes of House of Representatives member from Ikeja Federal Constituency, James Faleke; member representing Agege Federal Constituency in the green chamber, Babatunde Adejare; and a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and other loyalists represented and picked the forms for him
Tinubu is the latest APC aspirant to pick up his nomination form after the Minister of State of Education, Emeka Nwajiuba; Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State; Governor, among others.
Other aspirants expected to pick the APC forms in the coming days are Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi; former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha; former Abia State Governor, Orji Kalu; amongst others who will slug it out for the ticket at the APC presidential primary scheduled to hold at the end of May.
It would recalled that Tinubu announced his intention to run for the exalted office in January after informing President Muhammadu Buhari.