Ahead of the February 3 National and State Houses of Assembly bye-elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has pegged the cost of its Expression of Interest and Nomination forms at N20 million for senatorial contestants.

The party will also be selling the House of Representatives forms for N10million and State House of Assembly at N2million.



The APC National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, who disclosed this in a notice on Monday, explained that the expression of interest form for senatorial seat was N3million and nomination form for the same position was N17 million.

Argungu also said the expression of interest form for House of Representatives aspirants was N1million and nomination form was N9million while State House of Assembly expression of interest form was N500,000 while nomination form was N1.5 million.

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 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.

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.


He also further said the sale of the forms will begin on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 while the last day of submission is on January 3, 2024.

Argungu equally stated that primary elections will take place on January 6, 2024 and primary appeal committee is to sit on January 7 while the list of candidates would 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.

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U09ce:
We're just suffering ourselves practising this blend of democracy. There's no way someone will spend hundreds of millions to win elections and you expect him not to recover his costs. Add to that, the pressure from family, friends, community etc to get their share pushes the politician to steal the more. We can't eat our cake and have it

U09ce:
We're just suffering ourselves practising this blend of democracy. There's no way someone will spend hundreds of millions to win elections and you expect him not to recover his costs. Add to that, the pressure from family, friends, community etc to get their share pushes the politician to steal the more. We can't eat our cake and have it

Jayhome24:


You are right but in real sense did you balance the equation to ask if the person that spend N100m lost and the money is from his legit hustle what will happen?

Remember the moment corruption enter a country to stop it its very difficult especially in Africa context. Democracy is full of shit bro I mean real shit since IBB fully launched corruption during his regime bro to stop it will be a very hard job and not through online talking.

I'm not ready to contest and I'm not apc though I supported Tinubu so if apc says that is the amount for the forms those who are apc should complain if not happy with the amount but to say paying N100 or nothing for form will make average Nigeria shun corruption bro it is a lie. The foundation is rotten already bro.