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2023: After Bakare, another pastor picks N100m APC presidential forms

A United States-based Nigerian pastor, Nicholas Felix Nwagbo, has obtained the Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest the 2023 presidential election.

Nwagbo, who is the Founder of Miracle Church International, paid N100 million to obtain the presidential nomination forms of the APC.

Pastor Nwagbo has the headquarters of his church in New York, USA with branches in New Jersey, Texas Atlanta, and West Africa (Nigeria).

He joined a long list of other presidential aspirants including the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, who obtained the APC nomination forms on Thursday.

READ ALSO: Pastor Tunde Bakare picks N100m APC presidential forms

Some of the presidential aspirants, who have declared their ambitions to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, include Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Ministers Sen. Chris Ngige (Labour and Employment), Godswill Akpabio (Niger Delta Affairs), Rotimi Amaechi (Transportation), Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba (State for Education); and former APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole.

Others are Governors Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Ben Ayade (Cross River), and David Umahi (Ebonyi).

Others include former Governors Bola Tinubu (Lagos), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Sen. Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun), Sen. Rochas Okorocha (Imo), and Sen. Orji Kalu (Abia).

The Star

Segun Ojo

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