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John Oyegun, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says politics is not all about money, because if it were to be about financial strength President Muhammadu Buhari would have lost the 2015 presidential election.

Speaking when Tina Agbarha, a female governorship aspirant in Edo state, paid him visit at the party’s secretariat in Abuja, Oyegun said there would be a level playing ground in the primary election.

He told the aspirant to place less emphasis on role of money in politics, saying “you should take interest in politics and campaigns seriously because not everything is about money in politics”.

“I urge you to increase your level of participation in electioneering processes because it is not all about money. If it were all about money President Muhammadu Buhari would not win,” he said.

“The people trusted him, and so I encourage you to take what you are doing very, very seriously.”

The chairman asked all aspirants to collapse their structures and unite behind whoever emerges the flag bearer in the election.

Earlier, Agbarha thanked the chairman for the free nomination and expression of interest forms for women and urged him to create more opportunities for women in the party.

Fielding question from reporters, the aspirant said one of the things she would do if elected was to address the high maternal mortality rate in the country.

Agbarha said she would make healthcare free and accessible.

“During my tenure, we will work to reduce maternal mortality because life is important; life first, every woman’s life counts,” she said.

She said, among other things, that she would also launch women into small and medium scale businesses so that they help their homes.