Ken Nnamani, presidential hopeful on the All Progressives
Congress (APC) platform, has described the trend of support groups buying the
party’s presidential nomination forms for some contenders as “a big lie”.
The former president of the senate spoke in a chat with
AriseTV on Wednesday.
Over 20 aspirants have declared their interest in the APC
presidential ticket to become the successor of President Muhammadu Buhari in
2023.
While some aspirants have gone to the party secretariat in
Abuja to pick up the nomination forms themselves, several support groups bought
for others.
On May 6, a coalition of three groups acquired the form for
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and, the
following day, 28 support groups did the same for Akinwumi Adesina, president
of the African Development Bank (AfDB).
The latest is the procurement of the party’s nomination form
for former President Goodluck Jonathan by a northern coalition.
Speaking about the situation, Nnamani said the seat of the
president of the federation is “serious business” and “does not require
somebody who is being persuaded to go”.
He added that “the shadowy groups going about saying they
are purchasing forms for people is a laughing situation,” adding that the trend
should be discouraged.
“Our history is replete with reluctant leaders. This concept
of collecting forms by proxy — people who go and collect forms for someone. We
are talking about serious business; leading a country as complicated and
complex as Nigeria requires someone who is prepared for the primetime. It does
not require somebody who is being persuaded to go. It means the person is not
even ready,” the former president of the senate said.
“The discussion so far as being on people for who shadow
groups have gone to obtain forms and claim to have contributed money for
somebody. But if you take a close look at those buying forms for people, some
of them appeared to be having difficulty paying their house rent. We are
starting on a wrong footing –telling lies. Anybody who is serious about
contesting should go and buy the form and not send people while claiming
reluctance.
“The shadowy group going about saying they are purchasing
forms for people is a laughing situation. It’s a big lie and it should be
discouraged.”
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