BREAKING : Dollar bazaar, others made Nwajiuba to withdraw from APC primary  

By Ezurike Ugochukwu

Facts have emerged that not wanting to be part of the alleged Dollar and Naira bazaar that featured at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary in Abuja made Emeka Nwajiuba, to withdraw from the race.

In a chat with the elder brother to Emeka Nwajiuba, Professor Chinedu Nwajiuba, he said the former Education minister boycotted the APC primary following the failure of the initial consensus arrangement to elect a flag bearer.

An arrangement which he said would have gone a long way to reduce the dollar and naira bazaar that characterized the convention.

Nwajiuba, boycotted the primary election even after buying nomination form of N100m.

Prof Nwajiuba

In the words of Prof Nwajiuba, a former University Vice Chancellor, the Minister stayed away from the convention when it dawned on him that the earlier consensus arrangement as a method of electing the flag bearer of the party had collapsed.

The don argued that understanding from the highest levels prior to the Minister’s involvement, and considering his role in the founding of the APC, was that of consensus as was with the National Chairmanship a few months ago.

Emeka Nwajiuba was one of the 28 people to buy the presidential nomination form. He was also one of the 24 aspirants that returned their completed nomination forms.

He was also the first minister to resign before President Muhammadu Buhari asked all the others to resign. But inexplicably, he was absent at the venue of the primary election at Eagle Square, Abuja.

When he was called upon to come and make a speech, the former minister was not at the venue and no reason was given. Of the 23 aspirants, he was the only one that failed to show up for the exercise.

Except from the explanation by Prof Chinedum Nwajiuba :

“Many friends are calling to find out why my brother, Dr. Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba did not come out to address the APC convention.

“Simple: The understanding from the highest levels prior to his involvement, and considering his role in the founding of the APC, was that of consensus as was with the National Chairmanship a few months ago.

“With that understanding, the Presidential ticket was to come to the South, and the southeast.

“This has been the hope till the end of the negotiations. He, not wanting to be part of the Dollar and Naira bazaar, is convinced that what Nigeria needs now is no more of the same thing that has kept Nigeria at the low level it has been.

“Our challenges as a country cannot be addressed at the same energy level by which they were created

“God order our footsteps towards a better life for all Nigerians.

God bless you.

“Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba,