{"id":94382,"date":"2022-04-27T19:02:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T18:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=94382"},"modified":"2022-04-27T19:02:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T18:02:47","slug":"presidency-bello-nwajiuba-join-race-for-apc-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/presidency-bello-nwajiuba-join-race-for-apc-ticket\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidency: Bello, Nwajiuba join race for APC ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"adn ads\" data-message-id=\"#msg-f:1731283768959829305\" data-legacy-message-id=\"1806c16a46400539\">\n<div class=\"gs\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\":191\" class=\"ii gt\">\n<div id=\":190\" class=\"a3s aiL \">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello and Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajuba have joined the race for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nWhile Governor Bello was present at the APC national secretariat to pick his nomination\u00a0and expression of interest forms, the\u00a0Minister of State (Education) Emeka Nwajiuba said his friends had raised N100m for him to purchase nomination and expression of interest forms.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking with newsmen at party secretariat, Bello,said, &#8220;We give glory to God Almighty the creator of the universe who has created today and made today a reality. Today I have with me my nomination and expression of interest forms to contest as the presidential flagbearer of this great party the All Progressives Congress.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Today we are happy, Nigerians are happy and the party is happy. Right now what we have ahead of us is the task of canvassing and consulting all party faithfuls, leaders, stalwarts, members and even all Nigerians at home and in the diaspora. Give us your support to emerge as the flagbearer of this great party come 30th and 31st of May 2023 and by the grace of God I shall become victorious and the party shall become victorious.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">On what he will bring to the table if he emerges President, the governor said he will restore hope to entire Nigeria and the entire black race and Africa as well as to unite, to secure, and to put the country on the path of progress and prosperity.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">On the possibility of former President Goodluck Jonathan returning, he said, &#8220;That is the beauty of democracy. In democracy anybody can support anyone but I am assuring you that our great party, the APC is a party that has its own ethics, rules and regulations and I know surely that all of these are in my favour and I am not in anyway scared of the pedigree of anyone whatsoever. I am confident that I am in the majority, I have the women, I have the youth, I have the people living with disabilities and they are all behind me. I have leaders, I have followers and above all, I God almighty.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, a youth group known as Project Nigeria, has raised over N100 million to purchase the APC expression of interest and presidential nomination forms for him.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The group led by Hon Chidi Nwogu, a member of the House of Representatives said that Nwajuba is\u00a0one of the oldest and most reliable politicians. &#8220;Not oldest in terms of age, he&#8217;s actually a young person. And you can see a young group who are supporting him. This is actually a young group because of the not-too-young-to-run act.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The president promised that this time around anyone who is going to run for presidency must be under 60 and these young people come together. When I saw their seriousness I decided to coordinate one of the\u00a0 groups. We put together the money and we have come today to show the seriousness by being the first to purchase this form and they find him credible, they find him hardworking,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;For 30 years he&#8217;s been in politics, unblemished, very humble, open door policy lawmaker and also a major supporter and detribalised Nigerian. This form is actually put together by persons from 36 States and it&#8217;s also an opportunity to make a case if at all we are making a case for South-east Presidency, we are also making a case for the president of Nigeria chosen by Nigerians not necessarily because he&#8217;s from the South-East but he&#8217;s young, reliable very experienced.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello and Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajuba have joined the race for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket. 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