Fifty-four members of the House of Representatives under the leadership of the Minority Leader, Mr. Ali Ndume, has purchased the first presidential nomination form of the party for the Governor of Kano State, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau.
The 54 members of the All Nigeria Peoples Party in the House who are drawn from the various states of the federation contributed N11 million to buy the party’s presidential nomination form for Shekarau, the current governor of Kano State.
Ndume said during a brief presentation ceremony at the ANPP headquarters in Abuja, on Wednesday, that their gesture represented a token of their contribution to the Shekarau’s presidential bid for the 2011 election.
He said the lawmakers contributed the money in appreciation of the efforts of the governor, who according to him, had rendered so much assistance to them.
Ndume also said the decision was informed by the conviction among the lawmakers about the leadership qualities of the governor.
Source:http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201011041504531
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