Coalition Picks N100m APC Nomination Forms For AfDB President, Adesina

The President of the African Development Bank and former minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, on Saturday, obtained copies of his Nomination and Expression of Interest forms to vie for the All Progressives Congress presidential ticket.

A coalition of 28 groups have purchased the nomination and expression of interest forms of the All Progressives Congress for the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina.

The group consist of Youth Arise Movement, Nigerians in Diaspora One Nigeria Group, Prudent Youth Association of Nigeria, women groups, farmers, people with disabilities and other civil society groups.

The groups raised the N100 million fee to purchase the forms for the former minister on Saturday.

The coalition of the 28 groups is led by the Head, One Nigeria Group, Mohammed Saleh.

Adesina will be hoping to clinch the party’s ticket ahead of other presidential aspirants in the ruling party.