President Bola Tinubu has formally joined the presidential race to re-contest his position in the forthcoming 2027 presidential election, following the purchase of the APC Expression of Interest and Nomination forms.
The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the forms, valued at N100 million, were picked for the president at the Abuja Continental Hotel by Mr James Faleke, a member of the House of Representatives.
Faleke, who is also the Leader of Tinubu Support Group, TSG, obtained the forms on behalf of the president, in company with several party loyalists and support groups.
NAN reports that the development marked the official commencement of the sales of expression of interest and nomination forms by the ruling APC for various elective positions, with the exercise scheduled to end on May 4.
The APC National Organising Secretary, Alhaji Suleiman Argungu, while speaking at the event, said it signaled the party’s readiness to conduct a transparent and democratic primary process.
Faleke, on his own, described himself as the representative of the president in the House of Representatives.
The lawmaker added that more than 1,000 persons among those who contributed money to buy the forms reside in in Lagos.