One hundred and twenty governorship aspirants have paid N6m each to pick the expression of interest and nomination forms of the Peoples Democratic Party,
Also, the party had sold the nomination forms to 12 presidential aspirants as of Saturday afternoon.
Each of the aspirants paid N12m each to the party to obtain its presidential nomination and expression of interest forms.
Though our correspondent was unable to get the breakdown of the governorship aspirants, state-by-state, it was however gathered that the race would be keenly contested in some states.
For example, in Kwara State, two close allies of the President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, had picked the forms.
The aspirants are a former Minister of Sports, who is also a former National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, and a member of the House of Representatives, Zakari Mohammed.
A former Minister of National Planning, Prof. Abubakar Suleiman, who is also from Kwara, had picked the form.
A former police officer who hails from Kwara, Mr Ibrahim Ajia, will join the three other aspirants to vie for the PDP ticket for the state.
The aspirants are a former Minister of Sports, who is also a former National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, and a member of the House of Representatives, Zakari Mohammed.
A former Minister of National Planning, Prof. Abubakar Suleiman, who is also from Kwara, had picked the form.
A former police officer who hails from Kwara, Mr Ibrahim Ajia, will join the three other aspirants to vie for the PDP ticket for the state.
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