Edo, Ondo Elections: APC gov. aspirants to pay N22.5m fee

The All Progressives Congress has announced the fee of N22.5m for aspirants ahead of the Edo and Ondo States' 2020 governorship elections.

MyNigeria.com reports that the Edo and Ondo primary elections are to hold on the 22nd of June and 20th of July respectively.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled the Edo and Ondo states’ governorship elections for Sept. 19 and Oct. 10 respectively and as such, the fee announced by the APC is part of the requirements set for aspirants.

In a timetable released in Abuja on Wednesday, APC National Organising Secretary Emma Ibediro said that the party would begin the primaries with the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms to the governorship aspirants.

According to Ibediro, the sale of forms to Edo governorship aspirants will begin from May 20 to June 2, while that of Ondo State will be from June 11 to July 1, 2020.

The party’s organising scribe said that the forms for each aspirant in both states had been fixed at N22.5 million.

According to him, this includes N2.5 million for expression of interest form and N20 million for the nomination form.

“There shall be no separate charge for the deputy.

“Female aspirants and physically challenged aspirants will pay 50 per cent of the prescribed fees for each position,” he said.

Ibediro said that all payments would be made into the party’s bank account.

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