Nigerians are keen to know more about Honourable Aminu Suleiman, a Kebbi businessman who single-handedly donated N100 million to the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for the purchase of his presidential nomination and expression of interest forms ahead of the 2023 elections.
On Wednesday, Suleiman, who is the Director-General of Tinubu Support Organisation (TSO), took to his Twitter channel to make the announcement.
He wrote: “I, Hon. Aminu Suleiman (D.G TSO) will like to officially state that I have signed A Cheque to the tune of 100 million Naira, for the purchase of Nomination and Expression of interest form for our Leader.”
His tweet came a few hours after the All Progressives Congress, APC, announced the cost of its forms ahead of the 2023 general elections.
Mixed Reactions Trail
@Ugbedeojo wrote: “If He likes let him gift him 200m, Tinubu just like every other candidate have the right to contest for President and every Nigeria has the right to vote for any candidate of their choice, it doesn’t matter whether their candidate wins or lose. For me my candidate is yet to be gifted 100m for form.”
@Eze Philip: “You see how foolish they are? Kebbi State that bandits is also dealing with but you can’t you that money arms for the youths or security personnel to fight banditry but gave it to a man who doesn’t know what to do it money.”
Who Is Hon. Suleiman
Nigerians on social media raised questions, as they wonder how rich he could be to afford a presidential nomination form for another.
Regarding who he is, Hon Aminu Suleiman’s profile says he was born on June 10th, 1965 in Goro, Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria.
He represents Fagge Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives.
His Early Life
The administrator and politician attended Government Technical College, Kano, where he sat for and passed the Senior School Certificate (SSCE) in 1985.
He then attended the Kano State Polytechnic and obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Public Administration.
After his Higher Diploma, he also obtained a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Bayero University Kano.
Hon. Suleiman’s Career
Hon. Suleiman Aminu’s biography says that in 2011, he was elected to represent Fagge Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives.
Then, from 2011 to 2015, he became a member at Media and Public Affairs Committee. He was also the Vice Chairman at Labour, Employment and Productivity Committee.
His biography also says that after he was re-elected in 2015, he was appointed Chairman at Tertiary Education & Services Committee. He is a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
APC’s Cost Of Nomination Forms For 2023 Elections
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday, 20th April, 2022, stirred mixed and angry reactions from Nigerians after it announced the cost of its presidential, governorship, senatorial, and other forms for the forthcoming general elections.
The party fixed the cost for its 2023 presidential forms at 100m, governorship ticket at N50 million, State House Of Assembly at 2 Million Naira, House of Representatives at 10 Million Naira, Senate at 20 Million Naira.
APC’s position follows the opposition, Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) announcement that its nomination and expression of interest forms for presidential aspirants is at N40m.
Most Interestingly, the PDP had also approved a 50 per cent reduction in nomination fees for youths aged 25 to 30 years for various elective positions.
To this end, Nigerian youths on social media heaped praises on the PDP while lambasting the APC.
According to the APC, the fee was approved at the ongoing National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party in Abuja.
The Party said: “State House Of Assembly Goes For 2 Million Naira. House of Representatives Goes For 10 Million Naira. Senate Goes For 20 Million Naira. Governorship Goes For 50 Million Naira and Presidency Goes For 100 Million Naira.”
Nigerian Youths React
@Gift Uyi on Facebook wrote: “After hiking the form indirectly denying youths from contesting. The Foolish youths will still go and worship or campaign for them.”
@Rele Firm: “That is why PDP is better than APC.. How do they want Nigerian youths to get the form.”
@Balogun Michael: “Youth are no more leaders of tomorrow. If not a yahoo boy, where a typical youth will get these huge money to buy form.”
@Emmanuel Yohanna: “My ambition to vie for president of this country is hereby suspended definitely till after 4yrs.”
@Adebayo Samuel: “No wonder they keep on stealing to have enough money to buy form. How much are they going to spend on campaign and how much are they going to steal (sorry withdraw) when they get to de throne?”