Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo has submitted his expression of interest and nomination forms to contest the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primaries ahead of the 2023 poll.
The leadership of the Progressive Project (TPP), a support group promoting Osinbajo’s presidential ambition submitted the forms on Wednesday on behalf of the vice president at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja.
The Chairman of TPP, Senator Kabiru Gaya and Senator Muhammadu Bulkachuwa led the group that submitted the forms to the party’s national organising secretary, Suliaiman Argungu.
Earlier in the day, the All Progressives Congress national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, had submitted his Nomination and Expression of Interest forms for the presidential primary election of the party scheduled for end of May.
Tinubu submitted the forms to the party on Wednesday at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
He was represented by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; House of Representatives member from Ikeja Federal Constituency, James Faleke; a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal; former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu, amongst others.
It was gathered that Tinubu secured 370 delegates from across the country to complete the submission of his presidential forms.
It was earlier reported that as a precondition for submitting their expression of interest and nomination forms, the ruling party had mandated its presidential aspirants to submit the forms with the signatures of 10 statutory delegates from each state and the Federal Capital Territory.
It was observed that each aspirant was required to get the signatures of 370 statutory delegates, covering the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
Tinubu was reportedly the first to submit his N100m presidential form among 28 aspirants on the platform of the APC.
