PDP reacts to high cost of APC nomination forms

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday reacted to the high
cost of nomination forms of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

PDP said the high cost will encourage corruption by public office holders.

The National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan stressed
that it will make looting mandatory if APC members win election into
any office.

"Have you seen @OfficialAPCNg cost of forms? Eeeewo!!!

"It encourages corruption and makes looting mandatory if their members
ever won election into any of the offices. #corruptionwithoutlimits,"
he tweeted.

APC had yesterday said presidential aspirants would pay N45m, as
against N55m fixed by the party last week.

In a statement by its spokesperson, Yekini Nabena, APC said, "Each
presidential aspirant will pay N5m for expression of interest form and
N40m for the nomination form."

For a governorship aspirant it would be "N2.5m for expression of
interest form and N20m for nomination form making it N22.5m."

"For a senatorial ticket, an aspirant will pay N1m for the expression
of interest form and N6m for a nomination form.

"The House of Representatives aspirant will pay N3.85m, including
N350,000 for the expression of interest form and N3.5m for the
nomination form.

"A House of Assembly aspirant to pay N850,000, including N100,000 for
the expression of interest form and N750,000 for the nomination form."