Some gubernatorial aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State have expressed frustration over the nomination fee for the state’s gubernatorial election slated for November 16.
Some of the aspirants, who spoke with Us in Abuja at the Forum of Aspirants meeting with the State Working Committee, described the fee as outrageous.

Mr. Sam Uhuotu, Kogi State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, at the meeting told the aspirants that the fee was the decision of NEC of the party at the national leadership and not that of the state.

“The aspirants were informed that they would pay up N24m basically for the form and expression of interest form.”

The session turned rowdy as many of the aspirants could no longer hold back their frustration saying the recently-concluded general election was not different from the state election billed for November 16th, 2019.
However, normalcy was returned as the party leadership led by Sam Uhuotu took time to explain that it was not the decision of the State Working committee but that of the National Working committee adding that “there is nothing that can be done.”

One of the aspirants, Dr. Idris Omede, who spoke with DAILY POST after the meeting confirmed: “The form stands at N20m and the expression of interest N1m while the commitment to the party is N3m.

“Basically, the amount for each aspirant that is interested in this contest is N24m.”


He said one of the major points is the fact that the party promised to create a level playing ground for all the aspirants as it equally appealed to the aspirants to work together to bring victory to the PDP.

“On fact that some of the aspirants kicked against the exorbitant amount he said was at the point of discussion but when explanation was given everyone agreed, because it was a NEC decision not that of the State Working Committee.”

He said, “Initially it was rumoured to be N51m but that has been shelved.
“Basically, the point is, yes people argued that this election should be seen as the general election, which just held recently and that there is no reason for the difference in the amount for the form having been an issue that passed through the NEC it cannot be reversed now.



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Dino 'too much money' Melaye can pay for all of them na.

They should all endorse Dino.

REALLY PAINFUL, BUT DINO CAN GET IT THOUGH

Dino pay all

Thats Secondus money na, after that Kogi PDP party Delegates from all wards would collect their own on the day of the primaries .
This is why Lagos State would Remain APC state, tinubu would always buy PDP party form for jimi agbaje or any of his boys, and he would always bribe the greedy PDP state members with peanut.

An Average Governor earns a monthly Salary of 1,750,000 a month and he is suppose to buy 24m form and not loot his investment back
.

PDP...... share the money

Dem go steal am back when they got there

Nigerian politics is too expensive

Strategy to adopt Dino unanimously

They are preparing the seat for dino

To separate boiz from menn �‍♂️

What a zoo. How governor no go chop money

if to say na APC now, the Igbos go don litter the whole thread with insult

Not too young to run... I don run comot for the race

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Common two thousand four hundred naira you cannot pay for form...



Poor aspirant

If u no get money, hide ur face.

Pdp stuggling VERY HARD to survive

That's too outrageous..... It encourages looting and scares the youths away....
Too bad.

Why do I have a feeling that Dino Melaye's hand is in this outrageous amount? He knows nobody can compete with him money-wise so he tells the NEC to raise the bar so only him can qualify... I may be wrong though.

How is pdp and its followers better than Apc?

Why won't they go there to steal if they're paying this much to purchase nomination form?

24m cash and carry to ward off boys from men ..na waa oo!

too broke to run. viva pdp

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hisexcellency34:
Nigerian politics is too expensive

Far too expensive, that's why looting will never cease. Imagine paying 24m for form add to all the consultations and campaigns, why won't a politician look to recoup his money? We have to find of way of cutting the cost of electioneering first before we can tackle the issue of looting.

PDP. They are looking for the money spent in the last election