Female aspirants and persons living with disabilities are to pay for only the expression of interest, while the nomination form is free.
By Saidu Idris
365Daily – Ahead of the bye-elections for vacant seats in Federal and State assemblies fixed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for February 3, 2024, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have released timetables and schedules of activities for the February 3, 2024 bye-elections.
The vacancies, according to INEC, exist across two senatorial districts, four federal constituencies, and three state constituencies in nine states of the federation.
While the APC pegged its expression of interest and nomination forms for the Senate, House of Representatives, and House of Assembly at N20 million, N10 million and N2 million respectively, the PDP said its expression of interest and nomination forms for the Senate, House of Representatives, and state House of Assembly are N3.5m, N2.5m and N600,000 respectively.
The ruling party had on Monday released its timetable in a statement signed by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Sulaimon Argungu.
According to APC, the sale of nominations, expressions of interest, and delegates forms for contestants into Senatorial, House of Representatives, and State Assembly seats will begin on December 27, 2023 and end on January 2, 2024.
Its primary elections are slated for January 6, 2024.
On the other hand, the PDP releaser its timetable on Tuesday in a statement signed by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature.
The party said the sale of nominations, expressions of interest and delegate forms will begin on December 28, 2023. The sale will end on January 3, 2024.
Its primaries have been fixed for January 9, 2024.
However, both parties made concessions for youths and people living with disabilities.
They stated that female aspirants and persons living with disabilities are to pay for only the expression of interest, while the nomination form is free.
For “youths from 25 to 40 years,” they are to purchase expression of interest forms with a 50% discount on nomination forms.