The main opposition Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP has outlined requirements for its 2019 presidential
aspirants.
In a 40-page document titled
‘Electoral Guideline for the PDP, Directorate of Organisation and
Mobilisation’, presidential aspirants are to pay a total sum of N12m for both
nomination and expression of interest forms, respectively.
The party said that its female
aspirants will only pay only N2m for expression of interest form as they are
exempted from the payment of N10m nomination fee.
The document was signed by the
National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus and the National Secretary
of the party, Senator Umaru Tsauri.
The PDP also insisted that all
aspirants are to swear to an oath to abide by the decisions of the party on the
conduct of its primary elections.
The document said each aspirant
must be nominated by not less than “60 persons from at least two-thirds of all
the states of the federation who shall be registered voters in their respective
local government areas and also registered members of the party.”
The document added, “A copy of
the voter’s registration card of the aspirant shall be attached to the duly
completed nomination form.
“To be accompanied by a sworn
declaration made before a Commissioner of Oaths or notary public; undertaking
to abide by the guidelines, all laws and any rules or regulations made by the
party for the conduct of the primary elections.
“The decision of the National
Executive Committee of the party on all primary elections shall be final and
binding.”
It further disclosed that its NEC
would appoint a Presidential Screening Committee on the recommendation of the
NWC.
The committee, it said “shall
consist of a chairman and eight others. One from each geo-political zone, plus
two women (one from the North and another from the South).”
On the payment of fees, the party
said, “An aspirant shall obtaine expression of interest forms code PD002/P upon
payment of the non-refundable fee of N2m from the national secretariat of the
party or such place as may be designated by the NWC of the party, and, on
completion, return same to the national secretariat.
“An aspirant shall obtain
Nomination Form code PD003/P from the national secretariat of the party or such
other place designated by the NWC of the party and evidenced upon payment of
the prescribed non-refundable fee of N10m, save that female aspirants shall be
exempted from the payment of the prescribed nomination fee.”
The document added that all the
aspirants must be “duly registered financial members of the party.”
Furthermore, presidential
aspirants must be citizens of Nigeria by birth and must not be below the age of
40.
The aspirants are also expected
to be registered voters and must attach a copy of their voter card and
registration cards to their duly completed form code PD003/P.
The presidential candidate would
emerge through “modified open secret system,” and the “aspirant with the
highest number of votes at the end of voting shall be declared the winner of
the primary.”
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