Cattle sellers, IPMAN, others buy Governor N22.5m forms to contest re-election in 2019

The Association of Cattle Sellers, Sheikh Gumi Market Association, and the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association Of Nigeria have bought Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, forms to contest for re-election in 2019.

The groups bought the N2.5 million expression of interest form and N20 million nomination form of the All Progressives' Congress (APC) and presented it to the governor in Kaduna on Monday, September 10, 2018.

The governor took to his Twitter account (GovKaduna) to disclose that they bought the forms for him to help his re-election bid in recognition of his good works in the state.

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The groups said they decided to unite to buy the forms for El-Rufai in support of his giant unprecedented developmental strides in Kaduna State.

El-Rufai says he'd have had to sell his house to afford forms

While responding to the gesture, El-Rufai said he was already worried about how to pay for the forms because he doesn't have enough money.

He said, "When the party fixed the money for the form, I could remember that during the meeting, the President was the first person to rise his hands and said he does not have N50 million.

"In fact, we the governors started discussing on how we will raise the money for Mr President. We said each governor will contribute N2 million each and we travelled to China and it was in China I told the president that some group have purchased the form for you. So who will buy my own for me?

"I don't have N20 million also to buy my form. The money I have in the bank is not close to that amount. I have only one account in GT. Except I sell my house will I be able to raise that amount."

The governor remarked that it was one of the most pleasant surprises of his life and thanked the groups for their thoughtfulness, criticisms and counsels at all times.