Former House of Representatives Speaker Hon. Dimeji Bankole has joined the presidential race.

He is set to buy nomination form of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) next week.

A close ally of the former Speaker, Malam Abdullahi Bayero, confirmed this to The Nation in Kaduna on Wednesday.

According to him: “Right Honourable Dimeji Bankole is in the race and he is contesting on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

“He has met with various stakeholders and their support is overwhelming, especially across the North. So, he is set to buy the APC nomination form next week.

“Many see him as someone who ticked all the boxes as far as having a young, smart, competent and patriotic president is concerned.

“Just like former military president Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida posited, Nigeria needs a young leader. I think there should be no debate over that even though the constitution did not stop old men from running for office.

“There are many northerners who believe Bankole is the right man to be supported, recalling how he handled the situation when then President Umaru Yar’adua took ill while in office. He is a candidate the North, indeed Nigeria as whole can trust,” Bayero said.

Bankole was recently in Kaduna as special guest of honour at the 16th annual Ramadan lecture by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) and Voice of Nigeria (VON).

It was learnt that the former speaker used his presence in the northern State to meet many stakeholders who have since assured him of support.

Bankole, who was the 2019 governorship candidate of Action Democratic Party (ADP) in Ogun State, officially registered as a member of the APC in March 2021.

horirem:
Bunch of Criminals

I guess he wants a role in the cabinet for the next administration, cos he know he can't win primaries

IDeyNL:
Something is really happening within SW APC that we will soon find out.

In one month's time we will know.

There is a game being played.

PrinceOfLagos:
How many of una wan be president

osinbanjoisaliar:


You never understand the game. Buhari dey hide him candidate among the many fake candidates. A certain Mr popular from Lagos, who dey claim popularity don send word make him Boyz nab and poof whoever be the president choice. Even though the pesin dey claim Mr popular with genius plans. The real truth be sey na only one plan him get. To remove permanently the party consensus candidate. So Buhari gat to hide him real choice until 3wks to primaries

Golan007:
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Continue writing nonsense.

Penguin2:


Is that how bitter the truth is tasting in your mouth?

LegendHero:
I think I understand this game.

APC is trying to raise money legally. Just make everyone declare, buy form, raise money for the party, then elect their candidate in the primaries.

Going at this rate, they can raise billions legally.

Besides this, there is no other explanation for this because all these guys declaring are from all zone. Imagine Emeka Nwajuiba and Dimeji Bankole buying form, no way in hell will these guys for example ever win the primaries.

Another argument that can go with this could be that these guys will get paid more by candidates coz they anticipate they will step down for him when in the primaries. But even this logic is debatable because a strong candidate will not pay bogus amount for someone who don’t have the party structure in their hand. Why should one pay Dimeji Bankole for example, how many delegates can he control in Ogun.

derecho:
I'm not even considering those outside Buhari's cabinet.

The people in his cabinet declaring for Presidency is a pointer that they've embezzled so much that they can waste 100million on a phantom ambition.

We know Tinubu can easily take IGR for One month and buy 20 APC forms.All he needs is call his cashier Sanwo-olu to bring the cash to Abuja.

MartinCorridon:


Bright submissions as usual. Great analysis.

IF only those piglets had 1/100 of our IQ, there would be intellectual debates.

But the dregs here don't even have the capacity.

Dbrave1:
Those from the East always write trash here I just read and zoom see all these guys coming out are from Tinubu to neutralize Osinbajo votes Bankole and Amosun are Jagaban Ally immediately he move his membership to ogun tinubu is playing another game in his backyard no one will declear in Lagos,osun and ondo for president it's a master game from Tinubu he already secure the north just forget all these your distance analysis