The ruling All Progressives Congress on Friday morning
released its primary election timetable for the governorship office in three
states namely Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo States.
The timetable was approved for release by the party after a
series of meetings with its National Executive Committee and the National
Working in Abuja.
A closer look at the new primary election schedule published
on Friday shows that, other than dates and venues, it wasn’t really different
from the previous ones used for the timetable deployed last year for other
states’ primary.
Unlike in the category of the presidential primary where
candidates were made to pay N100 million to pick up the nomination and
expression of interest forms, the cost for the governorship form is still
retained at N50 million.
The newly released schedule signed by the National
Organising Secretary, Suleiman Argungu, however, stipulated that female
aspirants and interested Persons Living with Disabilities are to procure only
the expression of interest form (N10m) while the nomination form would be given
to them free.
On the other hand, young politicians within the age bracket
of 25 to 40 years, who are interested in taking a shot at the governorship
ticket at the primary, are also encouraged to pick up the form at a subsidised
rate of N30m.
Argungu, however, noted all candidates vying for the
position in their respective state should come to the national headquarters of
the APC in Wuse II in Abuja from February 15 to 22 to purchase and pick up
their forms.
He said, “The last day for submission of the completed
governorship nomination form, expression of interest and accompanying documents
is Wednesday, February 22 and the screening of aspirants will take place from
March 24 – 26. The result for the screening will be published on March 28 while
screening appeal holds the following day.
“Members to elect delegates will be financial members of the
party of not less than three months to the date of the delegate Congress at the
rate of N200 per month. The purchase for the delegate form is N5,000.”
The ruling party also announced that the primary election
holds on Monday, April 10 while the Congress to ratify the results of the Imo
and Bayelsa governorship primaries takes place on April 11.
The primary election appeal follows on Wednesday, April 12
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