APC Presidential Aspirants To Pay N27 Million For Form

The National Executive Committee of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Friday approved the electoral guidelines of the party, pegging the expression of interest and nomination forms for its presidential ticket at
N27.5million.
However, forms for other elective offices were categorised as sitting aspirants and are expected to pay more than fresh aspirants on the same office.
For sitting governorship aspirants, they are to pay N10.5 million for nomination and expression of interest forms, while fresh aspirants are to pay N5.5 million for the same forms.
For the National Assembly,
the sitting senators would pay N5.3 million, while the fresh aspirants would pay N3.3 million. Also the members of the House of Representatives who might want to return will pay N3.2 million, while those aspiring freshly will pay N2.2 million.
The state House of Assemblies fresh aspirants would pay N550, 000, while sitting aspirants are expected to pay N800, 000. The party’s NEC also approved 50% deduction for the female and physically challenged aspirants for all the offices.
The meeting was attended by the members of the National Working Committee, led by its chairman, Chief John Oyegun, presidential hopefuls, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
Others were: Governors of Kano and Nasarawa States, Engr. Rabiu Kwankwanso and Alhaji Tanko Al-Makura, Board of Trustees members, zonal chairmen and state chairmen of the party.
PDP Charges Aspirants N2.5m For Governorship Form In Ogun State
Each of the governorship aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State is to pay a sum of N2.5m to pick a form of intention to contest in 2015 election, sources has learnt.
One of the aspirants, Mr. Kayode Amusan, disclosed this shortly after he obtained his form of intention at the party secretariat in Oke Mosan area of Abeokuta.
The state secretary of the party Mr. Semiu Sodipo, confirmed this in a telephone interview, adding that two aspirants had already paid for the forms, the money which he said was non-refundable.
He said, “Two of the aspirants have paid and obtained their forms of intention to contest for the governorship election.” Amusan later told journalists that he decided to seek the governorship seat in the state because of the complaints he reportedly received daily from residents of the state.
He said, “My intention to contest for the governorship seat was borne out of the fact that there have been complaints from the people as regards the collapsing economy of the state. “When you look at the people, you will see them being increasingly impoverished, there is increase in poverty, high increase in the debt profile of the state and regular capital flight.”
On education, Amusan said the sector was gradually collapsing with most public schools dilapidated condition. Amusan said he was ready to slug it out in the primary with other contestants which include a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, who is also said to be interested in the governorship race.