‘We Spent N1,500 To Get Here’: APC Supporters Protest N3,000 Payment After Spending Own Money To Attend Kano Campaign
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nigeria are protesting after receiving only ₦3,000 for attending a campaign event in Kano. Many supporters spent significant portions of their own money on travel, leading to frustration and threats to stop participating in future party mobilizations.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the transactional nature of political mobilization in Nigeria and the potential for grassroots dissatisfaction when logistical costs are not adequately covered.
The party supporters, who complained about the manner in which they were treated, said some of them spent between ₦1,000 and ₦1,500 to get to the venue, only to be given ₦3,000 after being kept waiting for several hours.
Members and supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who were mobilised to Kano State to attend a party campaign have protested the ₦3,000 given to them after they spent their own money travelling to the venue.
One of the representatives, identified as Salisu Shaibu, said the group would no longer participate in such trips or continue following the APC if that was how the party intended to treat its supporters.
Shaibu made the remarks in Hausa in a video obtained by SaharaReporters, while speaking on behalf of the supporters gathered behind him and others who were unable to attend the event.
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