Ahead of the forthcoming elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has fixed N21 Million for the purchase of its governorship ticket.
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the party fixed the price today, July 29, at the end of its meeting at the party’s headquarters in Abuja. It said that the nomination fee is N20 Million while expression of interest form goes for N1 Million.
Speaking after the meeting, PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said that the party decided to increase the price of forms because the cost of conducting primary election is very high.
He assured that the party would conduct a free, fair and credible primary in Bayelsa and Kogi states to produce credible candidates in the coming months.
“The return of expression of interest/nomination forms would commence on Monday, June 24 and close on Wednesday, July 24 at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja.”
Also, a document signed by PDP National Organizing Secretary, retired Colonel Austin Akobundu said that sales and return of expression of interest/nomination forms commenced on June 24 and closed on July 24 at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja.
PDP had sold its presidential nomination and expression of interest form for the 2019 presidential election at N2 million and N10 million respectively making a total of N12 million, while that of governorship was sold for N1 million and N5 million, making a total of N6 million.
