Presidency 2023: Gov. Bello buys APC nomination form at N100m on Wednesday

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on Tuesday paid N100 million to purchase the expression of interest and nomination forms for the presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 election. Governor Bello, a presidential aspirant on the APC platform, will collect the forms on Wednesday.

The Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign Organisation had on Tuesday indicated that the Kogi governor is the first to pay the N100 million fee for the presidential forms in APC and has always been in the forefront of activities for the presidential race.

The Director of Media and Publicity of the Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign Organisation, Yemi Kolapo, in a statement on Tuesday declared: “With the payment for the forms, Governor Bello’s teeming supporters should be rest assured that he will be on the ballot in the 2023 presidential race.

“We are highly encouraged by the number of APC Governors, leaders and stakeholders who have demonstrated their strong support for the candidacy of our Principal. We reiterate that he is not known for betrayal. He is always very loyal to his own and his priorities have always been Nigeria, Nigeria, and Nigeria.

“Though the race officially begins now, it is on record that Governor Bello has consistently been at the forefront of the contest. He has demonstrated this again by being the first to pay for the forms.

“We urge delegates and indeed all Nigerians to shun divisive narratives in the interest of the nation and choose the best of the lot. We have no doubt that our tested and trusted National Working Committee members will put the interest of the party and that of Nigeria first in their activities around the process that will throw up the next flagbearer of the APC.”

Governor Bello had formally declared for the presidential race at the Eagle Square, Abuja, on Saturday, April 2, 2022.

The Kogi Governor appointed Senator Jonathan Zwingina the Chairman of the Hope ’23 Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign Organisation, and Hafsat Abiola-Costello the Director-General of the campaign organization.