Member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), adamu garbawho withdrew from the party’s presidential primary, said he did so because the party turned its primary elections into a business venture.
Garba, who said he has raised more than N80 million from his supporters to buy the form, described the N100 million fee placed on the party’s nomination form as “outrageous”.
“I see this (the fee) as an outrageous and unnecessary way to get money for the party. They have turned it into a commercial enterprise and it is unacceptable. They do not take into account your ability or what you have done for the development of the game.
“I have consulted a lot, and I won’t because I won’t get any money from supporters and I will still go ahead and buy forms at such an outrageous rate. I am against funding political space in the country because I want us as young people not to set a bad precedent that makes it difficult for young people and poor candidates to participate in an election,” he told BBC Hausa.
The ruling APC sells its presidential nomination forms for N100 million to hopefuls.
So far, some 21 people have expressed interest in participating in the party’s primaries or have purchased the form.
Garba said he raised more than N81,750,000 million naira from individuals and N1,457,794 from online supporters. He said that he would return the money to those who donated.
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“I want to request those who donated online and require a refund to email proof of payment in the attachment to ensure a full refund if requested,” he said.
Mr. Adamu, who also showed interest in running in the 2019 presidential election but withdrew from the race to support President Muhammed Buhari, also accused the party of planning to convince some candidates to withdraw by providing a Withdrawal Letter. Volunteer on page 18. of the nomination form.
On April 18, Adamu took to Twitter to announce his decision to run for the presidency under the APC.
In his mission statement, Mr. Adamu promised to make the Central Bank of Nigeria independent and to ensure the deregulation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
“In order to achieve meaningful and inclusive growth and development, the Nigerian state must ensure the full and genuine independence of the Central Bank and the deregulation, privatization and listing of the NNPC on global stock markets.
“These two moves can by themselves boost the Nigerian economy as they would give foreign investors confidence to invest in our economy and of course make more funds available to close our massive infrastructure deficit, which is worth nearly $1.5 trillion,” he tweeted.