Northern APC Governor Bought Presidential Forms For Jonathan - Daily Trust

<blockquote>A governor of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) bought the nomination and expression of interest forms for former President Goodluck Jonathan, according to sources.<br><br>A group called Nomadic Pastoralists and the Almajiri Communities led by one Ibrahim Abdullahi picked up the forms on Jonathans behalf on Monday, claiming they paid for them.<br><br>Speaking with newsmen shortly after picking the forms, Abdullahi said they decided to purchase the forms for Jonathan to enable him stage a comeback and continue with the good work he had started.<br><br>But hours after the news went viral, Jonathans Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, said his principal did not authorise the purchase of the forms but thanked the donors for their concern.<br><br>He also said Jonathan was not in the presidential race of the ruling party.<br><br><b>Daily Trust gathered from sources that a serving northern governor credited the APC Collection Account domiciled with Heritage Bank, with N100m.</b><br><br>The bank had also in a letter dated May 9, 2022 told the APC that it received the amount.<br><br>The letter was titled, Notification of credit into account: All Progressives Congress (APC) Collections Account: 5600007616.<br><br>Daily Trust had reported how <b>two influential governors from the northern part of the country are plotting the return bid of Jonathan.</b><br><br>Multiple sources, who are in the know, said the two governors, close to President Muhammadu Buhari, have secured the buy-in of a section of the presidency to actualise their agenda of drafting the former president into the presidential race.<br><br><b>While one of the governors is from the North West, the other is from the North East geopolitical zone.</b><br><br>The two governors have been playing key roles in the affairs of the APC in the last few years.<br><br>In the last seven years, the former president has not been attending activities of his party.<br><br>This is just as his romance with President Buhari and top shots of the ruling party takes the centre stage, a development that has pitched him against opposition leaders in the country.<br><br>The purchase of presidential forms for Jonathan changed the whole discussion around the 2023 presidency.</blockquote><br><a rel=ugc href="https://dailytrust.com/sources-apc-governor-bought-presidential-forms-for-jonathan">https://dailytrust.com/sources-apc-governor-bought-presidential-forms-for-jonathan</a>
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