Categories: Politics

2023: Senate President Ahmad Lawan Joins Presidential Race, Picks APC N100m Form

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has joined the 2023 Presidential race on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Ahmed Lawan Joins Presidential Race

The senator, who is yet to officially declare his presidential ambition, became the 24th aspirant to pick the APC expression of interest and nomination forms for the May 30 primary.

It was gathered that a group called the ‘National Stability Project’ purchased the N100 million nomination forms and presented them to the Senate President on Monday at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.

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Meanwhile, a Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a request by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to run for the 2023 presidential election without resigning from his position.

Tobias Sylvester

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