BREAKING: APC presidential ticket goes to the highest bidder as party sells form N100m

The nomination form for presidential ticket will sell for N70 million while expression of interest forms will go for N30 million.

By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday pegged its presidential nomination and expression of interest forms at N100 million.

The nomination form for presidential ticket will sell for N70 million while expression of interest forms will go for N30 million.

This was part of the decision the ruling party took when its National Executive Committee (NEC) met in Abuja on Wednesday.

The ruling party said it would begin selling nomination and expression of interest forms for various electoral offices from Saturday, April 23, 2022.

The APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, disclosed this shortly after the 11th National Executive Committee meeting.

According to Morka, the sale of forms will run from April 23 to May 6, 2022.

Opposing an earlier announcement by the party’s national women leader, Betta Edu, that the women will get free forms, Morka said women are entitled to free nomination forms but will pay for their expression of interest forms.

The APC National Executive Committee (NEC) also at the meeting transferred its powers to the National Working Committee (NWC) for the next 90 days.

National Secretary of the party, Senator Iyiola Omisore, disclosed this at the ongoing NEC meeting of the party.

Omisore said the NEC resolved to transfer it’s powers in Artctle13(3) of the party’s Constitution to the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led NWC for 90 days.

The motion for this decision was moved by Senate President Ahmed Lawan and seconded by Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Governors and other party chieftains are attending the 11th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the ruling party holding right now in Abuja.

Also in attendance are Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan; his deputy Senator Ovie Omo- Agege; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; his deputy, Hon. Idris Ahmed Wase, and members of the National Working Committee (NWC).

Welcoming members of the Committee, Adamu, warned the party against disunity, saying such is obvious in the ruling party.

The chairman also cautioned members of the party against the illusion that it cannot lose 2023 elections.

He reminded party members of what befell the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015 because of disunity.

Adamu warned that the party must guide against complacency.