The former Governor’s aide who had initially expressed interest in contesting for the House of Representatives seat to represent Ogbomoso North, South and Oriire Federal Constituency said he stepped down his bid for the OYSHA ticket in the interest of the party and based on consultation with the leadership of the APC.
Browsing: Expression of Interest
He received the forms from the National Secretary of the Party, Babatunde Alli, at the PRP’s headquarters in Abuja on Thursday.
Mokelu was a former Minister of Information and Culture in the military administration of late General Sani Abacha.
The two statements were issued by Jonathan’s spokesman, Ikechukwu Eze, on Monday after the forms purchase.
The groups, including: Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Friends of Emefiele and Emefiele Support Group, said Emefiele is the only responsible and responsive person to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari at the 2023 general election.
This followed the mandatory filling of a withdrawal form, tagged Form 18, by all aspirants for elective positions in 2023.
She told newsmen after picking the forms that male aspirants in the race would not succeed in intimidating her.
The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, disclosed this in a statement he issued on Wednesday in Abuja
Zulum stated this while receiving a cheque of N50 million donated to him by a total of 150 clubs and associations.
The Commissioner had before now resigned his appointment from Governor Yahaya Bello’s Government.
The two disqualified aspirants are to forfeit the N40 million each of them paid for the expression of interest and nomination forms.
Key, who was speaking to newsmen shortly after obtaining her nomination forms at the party national secretariat on Thursday in Abuja, said that she would prioritize tackling insecurity, poverty and injustice.
The party’s National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, at the commencement of the exercise, presented forms and guidelines to Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau and Sen. Ita Solomon Enang, a former Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs.
The exercise, scheduled to have begun on Saturday, was postponed due to logistics and administrative challenges.
The sale was scheduled to begin on Saturday, but a visit to the party secretariat showed a delay in the commencement.
Dogara submitted the forms as he formally defected to the party from the All Progressives Congress on Thursday.
The Speaker of the House of representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday said he does not need the All Progressives Congress to be reelected into Green Chamber.
The PDP official told the authoritative newspaper that Dogara has purchased the PDP Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms to return to the National Assembly as the representative of Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa-Balewa Federal Constituency of Bauchi State.
An All Progressives Grand Alliance stalwart, Dr Chinedu Ekwalo, has called for scraping of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, saying it was more of money-making than placement of students.
Paul Ikonne, All Progressives Congress chieftain in Abia, has said that a consensus candidate will guarantee the party’s victory in the state in the 2019 general elections.