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The Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity and presidential aspirant under the All Progressives Congress, Dr Chris Ngige, on Thursday, said he budgeted N50m for the procurement of the nomination and declaration of interest forms of the APC to contest the presidential election.

Ngige said now that the APC had hiked the price tag to N100m, his ers would him financially.

The minister, who appeared on Politics Today, a current affairs programme on Channels Television monitored by our correspondent from Abuja on Thursday, said he had no option but to abide by the position of the ruling party.

Ngige, who was Governor of Anambra State, was also a member of the Senate in the 7th National Assembly.

Describing the National Chairman of the APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu as “a serious minded person,” the minister recalled his days with Adamu in the Nigerian Governors’ Forum and the Senate.

According to the minister, aspirants in the Peoples Democratic Party and other political parties may pay less for forms to contest elections because they were not in the ruling party.

He partly said, “Whether I’m happy with that or I’m not happy with that, that is their own position; they have done their calculation, they have done their work.

“For Adamu to say N100m, he has seen certain things. And I was a party official in PDP, unfortunately. I was Assistant National Secretary and Zonal Secretary in the South-East. So, I know the workings of the party.

“Let me give you a typical example. After the sale of these forms and candidates emerge, both governors, senators and others; when you tell them to contribute to the party, you won’t see them. That was our experience in the PDP. That was our experience in the ACN (the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria).

“That was our experience in the APC. I can tell you that. And they have done the right thing by saying that the young folks – the young ones – have a 50 per cent discount.

“For somebody like me, I was budgeting N50m – my ers and I. But when the thing came out and it was N100m, they started calling me.”

Talking about other presidential aspirants in the APC, Ngige stated, “It will be a tough race but the best man will emerge.”

When asked who the person would be, the minister said, “I don’t know. I’m not a soothsayer but I know that the best man would emerge.”

When asked how he would raise the funds to obtain the forms, the minister said, “I have ers; I have well wishers, don’t bother about me.”

https://punchng.com/2023-i-budgeted-n50m-for-apc-form-says-ngige/

No be disabled you be(dwarf). APC promised to sell the forms for halve the price for people in that category.

Only in Nigeria will Universities be on strike for close to 3 months and you see the Minister of Labour declaring for Presidency, instead of apologizing to Nigerians and reg.

Oga go and find the other 50 million and pay, make we hear word abeg. You're a big shot, so it's nothing to you.

Short man one dey whine us ....

Davido raised 150 million within 7 days, Portable Zahzuh pokotua made 50 million with just one song

Old man wey don dey steal since 2005 , still dey look for who go do give away for am to buy ticket

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U will be the first aspirant to make part payment. Since the price of the form is taller than you, it may be better for you to go to the APC national chairman's office and ask him what his last price is. With his height, APC can sell him the form for N50m under the category of people with disability.

He should rather give the 50m to his wife to contest so that he can become the 'first man' of the female president. After all there's 50% discount for female aspirants in APC.

Funny man ... Like Nigerian politicians does politics with budget.

Hahaha.....Ngige u beta save ur money o. Presidency no be for I neva chop beleful o

alsudan:
No be disabled you be(dwarf). APC promised to sell the forms for halve the price for people in that category.

Only in Nigeria will Universities be on strike for close to 3 months and you see the Minister of Labour declaring for Presidency, instead of apologizing to Nigerians and reg.

alsudan:
No be disabled you be(dwarf). APC promised to sell the forms for halve the price for people in that category.

Only in Nigeria will Universities be on strike for close to 3 months and you see the Minister of Labour declaring for Presidency, instead of apologizing to Nigerians and reg.

lol

Your mouth

ASUU AND NIGERIA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS RIGHT NOW on hearing Ngige budgeted 50million for presidential form,

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Mooh247:
Short man one dey whine us ....

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Excuse for Sapa.

Damnnn niggar

Imagine this kind person dey pick form and declare for presidency

Ngige said now that the APC had hiked the price tag to N100m, his ers would him financially.

ko, er ni, just say you will steal more to add and get the form

After the failure of Buhari, instead of Nigeria to say Away with APC and start ing a different party, Nigerians are foolishly believing that a different APC candidate will perform better than Buhari. The foolishness of Nigerians is astounding.

Liars everywhere

Dont go and use your 50m for your family, dey look for one useless ticket you cant smell.

YOU BUDGETED 50 MILLION NAIRA FOR APC FORM, WHEN YOUR YOUNGER BROTHER IS RIDING KEKE.


SHAME ON THE IGBOS.

You people should stop playing on our intelligence. You failed Nigerians as Labour Minister with your failed President. What new thing are you coming to the table with? You have 100m in multiple digits. No friend is coming to complete anything. It's all arrangee!

Where you go come see the 50milli wey remain ��

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Lol

Go and hustle or chill for the big boys

Dis 1 want to chicken out even b4 d main drama

Original Lagos boy

VGC boy, born and brought up. Not one Iragbiji crook that claims lagos as his business empire.

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Waste!!!