Nwajiuba, Buhari’s Igbo Dark Horse Emerges

A group known as Project Nigeria has raised over N100 million to purchase the APC expression of interest and presidential nomination forms for Emeka Nwajiuba, the minister of state for education who is regarded in some circles as President Muhammadu Buhari’s secret Igbo dark horse.

The minister according to a report in The Nation may may obtain the forms on Wednesday.

Nwajiuba told reporters that the group informed him that about 1,000 individuals raised the fund.

He was excited that the group could to raise the amount, adding that he would decide on his next move after consulting with stakeholders across the country.

Nwajiuba said: “I have the unique opportunity of being promoted by a wide range of Nigerians, young people and others from all parts of Nigeria, who are contributing their funds as well as their time to drive this project.

“They have taken the challenge of thinking of where to get the money and relieve the burden from me.

“One of them told me that they have actually exceeded the figure by some fractions at the moment. They have over 1,000 contributors from different places.

“I was only informed that they were ready. I have been trying to get them to meet with me, but they only want to meet me when they have the forms.”

On whether he would run for the presidency and when he intends to declare his ambition, he added: “I do not want to answer that question until they (members of the Project Nigeria group) come.

“It is not just my decision to make. This is a collective decision of all Nigerians.

“I am actually impressed by them telling me that over 1,000 persons have contributed. I thought it was a joke until I saw that such a huge number of people contributed.”

Nwajiuba who is arguably the closest Southeast politician to Buhari, is a former member of the House of Representatives and is said to be very, very popular on the WhatsApp platform of former members who it is said to be appraised of the presidential plans. Nwajiuba according to one observer is virtually onboard every official presidential trip Buhari makes especially out of the country and is fondly referred to as Buhari’s ‘son’ in close quarters.

However, whether Nwajiuba is Buhari’s Igbo dark horse is a speculation that would be rested in a month or so.

He was chairman of the board of TETFund in the first term of Buhari before he was made a minister in the second term.

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