2023: Don’t vote for Atiku, Saraki, Obi, others – Obasanjo tells Nigerians

Former Nigeria President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has advised Nigerians not to support or vote for some presidential aspirants who claimed their nomination forms were purchased for them by groups.

The former President said these aspirants are lied to Nigerians by claiming that some groups purchased presidential forms for them and should not be voted in the forthcoming presidential election.

Obasanjo argued that youths cannot afford the N40 million nomination form as claimed by the aspirants.

Recall that, last month, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had opened the sale of expression of interest and nomination forms for members wishing to contest in the 2023 presidential race.

The party pegged the price of the form for the presidential election at N40 million.

A breakdown of the cost of the forms shows that the expression of interest form for presidential aspirants is N5 million while the nomination form is N35 million, making a total of N40 million.

The prices of forms for other elective positions are Governor, N21 million; Senate, N3.5 million; House of Representatives, N2.5 million, and House of Assembly, N600,000.

Newsflash Nigeria recalls that the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi and other aspirants had claimed that some groups purchased their PDP nomination forms for them.

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But Obasanjo, who spoke during a colloquium to mark the 61st birthday of Pastor Itua Ighodalo in Lagos, said the aspirants lied to Nigerians and should not be voted in the forthcoming presidential election.

The former president, who admitted that the problem of the country emanated from bad leadership, argued that youths cannot afford the N40 million nomination form as claimed by the aspirants.

He said, “Today, they are paying N40m. Some of them (aspirants) even said it is some youths who bought it for them.

“In fact, anybody who would come out to tell you such a lie, you shouldn’t vote for him. Which youths gathered N40m? If you want to buy it, buy it and tell us. You don’t need to lie to us.”

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