Following its National Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pegged its nomination and expression of interest forms for presidential aspirants at N40m.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, disclosed this to newsmen shortly after the conclusion of the 95th NEC meeting on Wednesday evening at its national secretariat, Abuja.
PDP National Executive Committee also approved the party’s guidelines, timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 general elections.
For governorship aspirants, the forms would sell for N21m. Aspirants seeking seats in the national Senate and House of Assembly would pay N3.5m and N2.5m respectively to obtain both forms.
Nomination and Expression of Interest forms for States House of Assembly aspirants would sell for a total sum of N600,000.
Mr Ologunagba said the NEC also approved N40 million for nomination and expression of interest forms for the presidential election.
He said the decision was taken after extensive deliberations on issues of urgent national importance as well as preparations for the 2023 general elections.
Mr Ologunagba stated;
In preparations for the 2023 General Elections, NEC approved the PDP Electoral Guidelines for the conduct of primary elections NEC approved the timetable and schedule of activities of the PDP for the 2023 general elections.
He noted;
The following amounts for the forms were approved by NEC:
State House of Assembly -Expression of Interest at N100,000 and Nomination Form at N500,000.
House of Representatives- Expression of Interest -N500,000; Nomination Form-N2,000,000.
For the Senate: Expression of Interest -N500,000, Nomination Form N3,000,000.
Governorship – expression of interest – N1,000,000, while Nomination Form is N20,000,000.
President- Expression of Interest form-N5,000,000 and nomination form – N35,000,000.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary disclosed that NEC also approved a 50 per cent reduction in nomination fees for youth of age 25 years to 30 years for various elective positions.
He stated;
NEC also approved the commencement of sale of expression of interest and nomination forms from Thursday, March 17, 2022.
Mr Ologunagba added that the party also approved the establishment of a 37-member Zoning Committee to make recommendations for the zoning of various elective positions for the 2023 general elections.
The PDP spokesperson, who said the committee had two weeks to submit its reports, noted that the committee members would be drawn from states.
Mr Ologunagba expressed that NEC expressed confidence in the ability of the NWC to lead PDP to win the presidential election, majority of state governors as well as majority of seats in the National and State Assemblies.
On the state of the nation, he noted that NEC strongly condemned the issue of corruption and insensitivity resulting in worsening insecurity and agonising economic hardship in the country.
The PDP spokesperson said the NEC also condemned corruption in government which was responsible for the excruciating fuel crisis and collapse of national grid that crippled economic and social activities in the country.
He stated;
NEC notes that Nigerians are now looking up to the PDP for solution and as such urged all Party members to remain united in the PDP’s mission to Rescue and Rebuild our country from the misrule of the APC.
