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President Tinubu don start im 2027 re-election bid as APC begin sell forms
Dem pay total of N100 million on Tinubu behalf by im loyalists and support groups wey come from all over di country.
President Tinubu don start im 2027 re-election bid as APC begin sell forms
Bola Tonubu / AP

President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, formally start im 2027 re-election journey by buying di All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential nomination and expression of interest forms, for Abuja.

Dem pay total of N100 million on im behalf by im loyalists and support groups wey come from all over di country.

Di president send Reps James Faleke, wey represent Ikeja federal constituency for Lagos State for House of Representatives and be big leader for Tinubu Support Group (TSG), to stand for am.

Di forms na APC National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, give Faleke.

For di same event, Faleke still collect nomination forms for three oda aspirants — Lagos Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, wey be di Lagos APC consensus governorship candidate for 2027; di current Senator Idiat Adebule of Lagos West; and himself, as he try to return to House of Representatives.

Wen e dey talk to journalists after di exercise, Faleke talk say no one person or group sponsor di presidential form, e insist say di money come from over one thousand contributors from Lagos and beyond.

E tok say: "No one person do this. Na for all Nigerians. Just like we do before 2023 election, I get privilege to buy di form with some leaders. Here again, I get privilege to buy di form on behalf of all Nigerians, for our president, for our president wey dey perform well."

E show confidence say di president go win, e add say: "By God grace, e go contest and e go win di election."

Concerning di governorship form wey e collect for Hamzat, e tok say: "I still get privilege, with my friend here, Honourable Ajala, to pick di forms for di next governor of Lagos, Dr. Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat."

Faleke still tok say di way grassroots people take join make e no possible for all di contributors to dey present physically.