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By-elections: PDP holds primaries January 8, pegs Senate form at N3m

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed January 8, 2024, for the conduct of its primaries for the by-elections slated for February 3, 2024.

The PDP, in a timetable and schedule of activities for the party’s primaries issued by its National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, also fixed December 28, 2023, to January 3, 2024, for the sales of nomination and expression of interest forms.

The by-elections would be conducted into 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.

Bature stated that the screening of aspirants would also hold on January 4, 2024, while appeal for party primaries would hold on January 9, 2024.

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He added that the last day for the submission of the candidate’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination portal would be January 12, while the last day for nomination of party agents is scheduled for January 20, 2024.

The party, however, pegged its cost of expression of interest form for Senate and House of Representatives at N500,000 each, while that of nomination form at 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 nomination form is N600,000.

Bature stated that female aspirants and Persons Living with Disabilities (PWD) were to pay for expression of interest forms only.

“Youths (male/female) below 40 years are to purchase Expression of Interest forms, but with a 50 per cent discount on nomination forms,” he added.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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