2019: PDP Begins Sale Of Nomination Forms

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced the commencement of sale of Expression of Interests and Nominations Forms for the 2019 general elections.

In a statement by its National Organising Secretary, Austin Akobundu, PDP said the decision was in accordance with its guidelines for the conduct of primaries for the 2019 general elections, as approved by National Executive Committee (NEC).

PDP pegged its presidential nomination and expression of interest form at N2 million and N10 million respectively making a total of N12 million, while that of governorship is N1 million and N5 million, making a total of N6 million.

Others are Senate, N500,000 and N3.5 million, House of Representatives N500,000 and N1 million, and House of Assembly N100,000 and N500,000.

National delegates and ad-hoc delegates are to pay N20,000 and N5,000 respectively.

“All interested aspirants for Presidential, Governorship, Senate, and House of Representatives elections are to purchase their forms from the Office of the National Financial Secretary, at the National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja.

“All interested aspirants for State Houses of Assembly elections are to purchase their forms at the National Secretariat or their respective State Party Secretariats.

“All interested aspirants for the respective National /Ad-hoc Delegates are to purchase their forms at the National or State Secretariats,” the statement read in part.

According to the statement, all female aspirants are exempted from payment for purchase of nomination forms for all offices except national and ad-hoc delegate categories.

Similarly, the party set the 6th September as the deadline for all forms to be collected and submitted.