.APC Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu
The National Executive Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress says the Expression of Interest form and Nomination form for its presidential candidates cost N100m.
News reaching this platform has it that the Expression of Interest form goes for N30m while nomination form is sold for N70m.
This decision was reached at the party’s 11th National Executive Committee meeting holding at the Transcorp Hotel in Abuja now.
Forms for governorship is N50m, Senate, N20 million, House of Representatives, N10 million, and House of Assembly, N2 million.
The commencement of sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms starts from Saturday, April 23 to May 6, 2022 for the 2023 general elections.
According the proposed fees, female aspirants and people with disabilities were offered incentives of obtaining nomination forms for free; while youths of 35 years and below are to purchase the forms at 25 per cent of prescribed fees for each position.
The NEC also announced that APC will choose its presidential candidate through an indirect primary election.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders of the party transmitted their powers to the National Working Committee of the APC to make decisions for a period of 90 days.
In APC, no fewer than 10 aspirants have expressed their interest in vying for the highest position in the land, among them are the Vice-president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Dr. Chris Ngige, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State.
Others are Transportation minister, Rotimi Amaechi, and Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State.
Rumour has it that Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, a former governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele are also warming up to join the race for the Aso Rock.