Politics

By-elections: LP holds primaries January 7, pegs Senate form at N3.5m

The Labour Party (LP) has fixed January 7, 2024, for the conduct of the party’s primaries for the by-elections slated for February 3 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The LP, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, on Thursday, December 28, 2023, also approved the fees for the purchase of nomination and expression of interest forms for the by-elections.

Ifoh noted that the purchase of the forms would commence on December 28, 2023, to January 4, 2024, while the submission of completed forms would end on January 4.

The LP spokesman stated: “The party leadership also approved fees for both the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms respectively as follows: Senate N1.5m and N3.5m; House of Reps. N1m and N2m: House of Assembly N1m and N500,000.

“It also exempted Female Aspirants and Persons Living with Disabilities (PWD) aspirants from payment of fees for the Expression of Interest Forms only.

“The attention of the leadership of the party has also been drawn to a fake timetable in circulation released by some expelled fraudulent former members of our party seeking to defraud unsuspecting members of the public of their hard-earned money through sales of fake forms.

“Just like they did and failed in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states governorship elections where some people fell into their trap and were defrauded, we wish to state clearly that the timetable from these fraudsters did not emanate from the Labour Party and that the so-called account number in circulation is not known to the party. We warn that people should disregard the fraudulent group.

“The forms for the Bye-election can be obtained at the office of the National Organising Secretary, National Headquarters, No. 2 IBM Haruna Street, Utako, Abuja, where the proper accounts belonging to the party and other vital information regarding the coming elections will be made available to the aspirants and members of the public

“Labour Party is also aware of selective attacks at some of our party leaders and aspirants in the Edo governorship polls by these fraudulent groups aimed at discouraging them from the governorship race.

“We assure our aspirants to disregard their nuisance value and focus on the project before them. We also warn these falling villains to seek for alternate platform to vend their trade as Nigerians are already aware of their shameful gimmick which has since expired.”

The Star