2023 Election: PDP Set For Election, Set Nomination Fee For All Elective Position
Nigeria’s major opposition party the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the commencement of sales of expression of interest forms and nomination forms for all categories of positions ahead of the 2023 elections.
The Opposition party made the announcement after the end of its
95th National Executive Committee meeting held Wednesday at the
party’s National Secretariat in Abuja.
In a statement, the
national publicity secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, said they agreed
among other things to discount by 50 per cent the cost of its expression of
interest and nomination forms to young people, not more than 30 years.
The party also fixed its
expression of interest form for presidential aspirants at N5 million and
nomination form at N35 million.
The PDP
communique reads
Communique Issued at the End of 95th National Executive
Committee (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Held Today,
Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Wuse
Zone 5, Abuja
The National Executive Committee (NEC), after extensive
deliberations on issues of urgent national importance as well as preparations
for the 2023 general elections resolved as follows:
1. NEC commended the effort of the
various organs of our Party, the National Working Committee (NWC), the National
Caucus, the National Assembly Caucus, the Board of Trustees (BoT), the PDP
Governors’ Forum and our structures at various levels in stabilizing our Party
for the task ahead.
2. NEC also commended the
commitment of the National Working Committee (NWC) under the Chairmanship of
Sen. Dr Iyorchia Ayu to further unite and reposition the Party ahead of the
2023 general elections.
3. NEC applauded the NWC for the success of the Party in the
Local Government election in the FCT as well as in recent by-elections across
the country. NEC also commended the NWC for the successful conduct of the PDP
primaries for Ekiti and Osun States’ governorship elections respectively and
charged all party members to work hard to ensure victory in the two
elections.
4. NEC expressed confidence in the
ability of the NWC to lead our Party to win the Presidential election, majority
of state governors as well as the majority of seats in the National and State
Assemblies.
5. On the state of the nation, NEC
strongly condemned the insincerity, corruption and insensitivity of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led
administration resulting in worsening insecurity and agonizing economic
hardship in the country.
6. NEC also condemned the abysmal
corruption in the APC government which is responsible for the excruciating fuel
crisis and collapse of our national grid that has crippled economic and social
activities in our country.
7. NEC notes that Nigerians are
now looking up to the PDP for a 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.
Preparations for the 2023 General Elections:
8. NEC approved the PDP Electoral
Guidelines for the conduct of Primary Elections
9. NEC approved the Timetable and
Schedule of Activities of the PDP for the 2023 general elections.
10. NEC approved a 50% reduction in nomination
fees for youths aged 25 to 30 years for various elective positions.
11. NEC also approved the commencement of sale
of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms from Thursday, March 17, 2022
12. The following amounts for the Forms were
approved by NEC:
(i) State House of Assembly -Expression of Interest
– N100,000=
Nomination Form
N500,000=
(ii) House of Representatives- Expression of Interest –
N500,000=
Nomination
Form
N2,000,000=
(iii) Senate
–
Expression of Interest – N500,000=
Nomination
Form
N3,000,000=
(iv) Governorship
–
Expression of Interest – N1,000,000=
Nomination Form
N20,000,000=
(v)
President
– Expression of Interest
– N5,000,000=
Nomination Form
N35,000,000=
Zoning:
NEC 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.
Signed:
Hon. Debo Ologunagba
National Publicity Secretary
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