The All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, announced the timetable, schedule of activities and the cost of its Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for the upcoming February 3, 2024 bye-elections
The total cost for Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for senatorial contestants, House of Representatives and State House of Assembly was pegged at N20 million, N10 million and N2 million respectively.
The APC National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, in the party’s X account, yesterday, disclosed this. He said the expression of interest form for senatorial seat is N3 million and nomination form for the same position is N17 million.
Argungu also said the expression of interest form for House of Representatives aspirants is N1 million and nomination form is N9 million while State House of Assembly expression of interest form is N500,000 while nomination form is N1.5 million.
The sale of nominations, expressions of Interest, and delegate forms will begin on Wednesday, December 27 – January 2, 2024. The last day for submission of completed expressions of interest, nomination forms, and delegates’ nomination forms with accompanying documents is Wednesday, January 3, 2024.
He said both the expression of interest and nomination forms would be purchased at the party’s national secretariat at Wuse 2 in Abuja. Argungu equally stated that primary elections would take place on January 6, 2024 and the primary appeal committee is to sit on January 7 while the list of candidates would be sent to INEC on January 9, 2024.
The primary elections would be held on Saturday, January 6, 2024, while the election day as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is Saturday, February 3, 2024.
The statement said “Female aspirants and Persons Living with Disabilities are to purchase the Expression of Interest Form while the Nomination Form is Free.”
It also stated that youths between the ages of 25 and 40 are to purchase the Expression of Interest Form with a 50 percent discount on the Nomination Form. The former deputy governor of Kebbi State further disclosed that delegates who would nominate the candidates are to purchase forms at N5,000.
SOURCE:THE SUN