Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wishing to contest for chairmanship in the forthcoming local government election in Adamawa State are each to pay N10 million for the required two aspiration forms.
The party, while releasing the election timetable on Wednesday, explained that nomination form for an aspiring chairman is N9 million while expression of interest form goes for M1 million.
The Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC) on Tuesday issued the general timetable, detailing electoral activities that will culminate in the casting of vote next month, July 13.
ADSIEC had by its issuance of timetable and meeting with party representatives at its headquarters in Yola effectively flagged off activities towards the election, pledging free and fair poll for all parties.
At the release of its own timetable on Wednesday, the PDP announced that members going for the position of councillor would obtain nomination form at N100,000 and expression of interest form at N20,000 totallinv N120,000 for an aspiring councilor.
Adamawa PDP chairman, Barr Tahir Shehu, explaining that the party timetable was designed with due considerations to the electoral timelines indicated by ADSIEC for the July 13 council election, said sales of the nomination forms will be 7th to 12th June, 2024.
He said completed forms are expected to be returned within June 13-14; while councilorship primaries will come up on June 21 and chairmanship primaries June 22.
Credit: The Nation
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