By-elections: PDP fixes January 8 for primaries
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed January 8, 2024, to conduct its primaries for the by-elections in February 2024.
In a timetable and schedule of activities for primaries by PDP National Organising Secretary Umar Bature, the party also fixed December 28 to January 3, 2024, for the sales of nomination and expression of interest forms.
The by-elections to be held on February 3, 2024, will be conducted in Ebonyi South Senatorial District of Ebonyi State; Yobe East Senatorial District of Yobe State; Plateau North Senatorial District of Plateau State; and Akoko North East/Akoko North-West Federal Constituency of Ondo State.
Others are Jalingo/Zorro/Zing Federal Constituency of Taraba State; Surulere 1 Federal Constituency of Lagos State; Yauri/Shanga/Ngaski Federal Constituency of Kebbi State; Chibok State Constituency of Borno State; Chikun State Constituency of Kaduna State; and Guma State Constituency of Benue State.
Mr Bature said the screening of aspirants would also be held on January 4, while the appeal for party primaries would be held on January 9, 2024.
He added that the last day for submitting a candidate’s name to the INEC nomination portal would be January 12, while the nomination of party agents is scheduled for January 20.
The party, however, pegged the cost of the expression of interest form for the Senate and House of Representatives at N500,000 each, while that of the nomination form was N3 million and N2 million, respectively.
For the House of Assembly, the expression of interest form was fixed at N100,000, while the cost of the nomination form is N600,000.
Mr Bature stated that female aspirants and persons living with disabilities (PWD) were to pay for expression of interest forms only.
“Youths (male or female) below 40 years old are to purchase Expression of Interest forms, but with a 50 per cent discount on nomination forms,” he said.
(NAN)
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