President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan, will this week declare his intention to run for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Premium Times Reports.
Lawan, according to sources, had been testing the waters for months and eventually decided to make the declaration and purchase the forms at the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, before the APC close the sale of its expression of interest and nomination forms on Friday.
Although the National chairman of the party, Abdulahi Adamu said the APC was yet to take a decision on zoning, and by implication on where its presidential candidate will come from, lots of aspirants from different geo-political zones have declared interest to contest in the presidential election.
Although Lawan has never spoken in public about a presidential ambition, sources close to him said he has the support of prominent leaders from the north and a businessman with a deep pocket.
“I don’t know on what day he will pick his forms, but he will definitely declare this week,” an associate of Mr Lawan who asked to remain anonymous said.
“He had been under pressure to run for president and I am aware that he has spoken with many of our leaders on this issue,” the associate said.
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