Failing to raise N100m, Adamu Garba exits APC, joins new party

Failing to raise N100m, Adamu Garba exits APC, joins new party

A former Presidential aspirant under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Adamu Garba, on Thursday announced he had joined a new party — Young Progressive Party (YPP).

Garba made this announcement through a shortly-worded Facebook post, “I now belong here. The beginning of The New Deal.”

Earlier, the politician had exited the ruling party in indignation, stating that the APC has turned the nomination process into a business venture.

Garba, had earlier revealed that he was able to raise about N80 million from supporters to buy the form, but could not hit the N100 million mark, even as he called the N100 million charge on the party’s nomination form “outrageous.”

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“I see this (fee) as an outrageous and unnecessary way of getting money for the party. They have turned it into a business venture and it’s unacceptable. They don’t consider your capacity or what you’ve done for…

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