The All Progressives Congress will begin the sale of bye-election forms on December 27, 2023.
The last day of submission of forms is slated for January 3, 2024.
This was made known by the APC National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, on Monday.
As February 3 National and State Houses of Assembly bye-elections draw closer, the party has pegged the cost of its Expression of Interest and Nomination forms at N20 million for senatorial contestants.
Also, the party will be selling the House of Representatives forms for N10 million and the State House of Assembly at N2 million.
Argungu explained that the expression of interest form for a senatorial seat was N3 million and the nomination form for the same position was N17 million.
He added that the expression of interest form for House of Representatives aspirants was N1 million and the nomination form was N9 million while the State House of Assembly expression of interest form was N500,000 while the nomination form was N1.5 million, according to Leadership.
According to him, the expression of interest forms will be free for female aspirants and those with disabilities while youths between ages 25 and 40 years are to purchase the expression of interest at a 50% discount for the nomination forms for each position.
The former deputy governor of Kebbi State further disclosed that delegates who will nominate the candidates are to purchase forms at N5,000.
Argungu equally stated that primary elections will take place on January 6, 2024, and the primary appeal committee is to sit on January 7 while the list of candidates will be sent to INEC on January 9, 2024.
“The Party hereby makes public its Timetable and Schedule of Activities leading to the 3rd February 2024 Bye-Elections as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission,” the notice stated.
The APC National Organising Secretary also said both the expression of interest and nomination forms will be purchased at the party’s national secretariat at Wuse 2 in Abuja.
