Ekiti, Osun Guber: YPP Begins Sale Of Forms, Announces Date For Primaries

The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has invited all aspirants seeking to run for the Ekiti and Osun States governorship elections on the platform of its party to obtain their forms at its national secretariat in Abuja.

The party announced that it commenced sale of nomination and expression of interest forms for the elections on Monday.

YPP’s spokesperson, Egbeola Martins, who made the announcement in Abuja, also revealed that the party had fixed January 19 for its primaries in both states.

Martins said the decisions were taken at the party’s 20th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting which was held over the weekend.

“The NEC after its meeting on Saturday, December 18, considered salient issues and programmes of the party and resolved as follow:

“The NEC ratified the timetable and schedule of activities ahead of the gubernatorial elections in Ekiti and Osun States.

“Commencement of sale of Nomination and Expression of Interest Forms starts from December 20 and ends on January 16. 2022.

“Accordingly, January 19 was approved for primaries to be held simultaneously in both states.

“All interested aspirants with the intention of running as candidates on the platform of our party are by this notice advised to obtain their forms from the national secretariat.’’

At the NEC meeting, the party’s leadership endorsed a restructuring of the party’s state chapters to reposition the party to remain relevant and be considered as a credible alternative in the 2023 general elections.