Thursday, October 16, 2014

"I felt heavily sorry for myself" - Buhari pays N27million to pick APC presidential form

Less than 24 hours after he formally declared to run for president, former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, has paid the required N27.5m to pick the expression of interest and nomination forms of the All Progressives Congress.

Buhari described the N27.5million levy for the forms as "a big sum" but said he couldn't get it reduced.

"It's a pity I couldn't influence this amount to be put down as in the case of ladies and the disable that intend to participate. I always look left and right in our meetings but I could not read sympathy, so I kept my trap.

"But I felt heavily sorry for myself because I don't want to go and ask somebody to pay for my nomination forms, because I always try to pay myself, at least for the nomination.

"N27 million is a big sum, thankfully I have personal relationship with the manager of my bank in Kaduna and I told him that very soon the forms are coming, so, whether I am on red, or green or even black please honour it otherwise I may lose the nomination.

"I was about to go to Kaduna this morning and I told the Chairman but he said in that case, you better pick your form and keep a straight face that means there is no excuse," he said.

The APC National Chairman, John Oyegun, who handed over the forms to Buhari in Abuja, told him and his entourage that the party decided to make the nomination fees high "in order to separate the men from the boys".

Buhari is the second presidential aspirant to pick the expression of interest and nomination forms of the All Progressives Congress.

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