APC Convention: Stakeholders purchase N10m nomination forms for Yilwatda’s re-election

From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja

The chances of national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nantawe Goshwe Yilwatda, retaining his position received a huge boost as party’s stakeholders purchased the N10 million expression of interest and nomination forms to re-contest his position in the forthcoming party’s National Conversation this month.

Presenting the N10 million dummy cheque while addressing newsmen at the party’s headquarters, the stakeholders hinged their action on the conviction that the national chairman has the capacity, and competent to move the party forward and secure victory in the upcoming elections.

The stakeholders who made the presentation revealed that the gesture came from Prince Simon Ali Support Organisation, calling for the retaining of zoning arrangement and endorsement of the national chairman for the zone.

According to Dominic Alancha, the Director General (DG) of the Support group, the stakeholders equally thanked President Bola Tinubu for ensuring that Yilwatda continues in the office.

“We believe in his ability and that is why we endorsed his continuation in January. For us to again consolidate our words, we are here today to make payments for his form, to buy his expression of interest and nomination forms, and I am not doing that as an individual.

“We are doing that under the Prince Simon Ali Support Organisation. That is why I felt that it’s necessary because this is also my family. We didn’t just stop at calling for the retaining of the zoning arrangement and endorsing the national chairman for continuity.

“We have gone a step further to ensure that we purchase his nomination form for him to continue. We want to use this opportunity to thank Mr. President for ensuring that the zoning formula is retained in the North Central and for ensuring that Nantawe Yilwatda is returned as a national chairman in the upcoming convention.

“With what is happening in the party already, we believe that there is going to be inclusicity, there’s going to be a hitch-free national convention comes March 27th and 28th,” he said.