The Labour Party (LP) has said its aspirants in the September governorship election in Edo State will pay N30 million for the nomination and expression of interest forms.
The Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, which took the decision, urged interested aspirants to pay N5 million for Expression of Interest and N25 million for Nomination forms.
The party said its NWC took the decision at its meeting on Tuesday in Abuja.
A statement yesterday in Abuja by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, said the sale and submission of Expression of Interest and Nomination forms would hold between 25 January and 11 February.
The statement said: “The NWC approved that the fees for Expression of Interest Form shall be N5,000.000.00, while the Nomination Form shall be N25,000.000.00.
“NWC approved the commencement of the sale and submission of Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to be between 25 January and 11 February 2024. It exempted female aspirants from paying for the Expression of Interest Form only.
“NWC approved Indirect Primary election wherein a Ward and Local Government congresses shall hold to elect the standard-bearer.
“The NWC also approved 14 February for screening of aspirants; 22 February for primary election; 23 February for resolution of disputes or appeals arising from the primaries, if any”.
“The NWC appreciated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which carried out its verification duty earlier in the day and for also commending the leadership of the party for complying with INEC’s rules and regulations.
“The NWC passed a vote of confidence in its National Chairman, Julius Abure, for effectively piloting the affairs of the party and giving it a proper direction”.
