Former Zamfara State Governor, Ahmad Yerima, has met the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to inform him of his intention to run for the office of President. The meeting, which held at the Presidential Villa, will herald Yerima’s declaration this afternoon at NICON Luxury, Abuja.
Meanwhile, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has picked the All Progressives Congress, APC nomination form to contest the 2023 presidential election.
Emefiele picked the form on Friday and will declare his intention on Saturday.
It was gathered that Emefiele’s associates paid N100million for the nomination and expression of interest forms on Friday, at the International Conference Center, Abuja venue of the sale of forms.
Recall that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Wednesday also picked his form to contest the 2023 presidential election.
His spokesman, Laolu Akande had said a “passionate team of support groups and individuals Nigerians from across the country” raised the funds.