LP exempts women, PWDs; others to pay between N500k-N1.5m
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Women and Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) have been given a free pass by the Labour Party to obtain expression of interest forms to contest in the raft of by-elections across the country scheduled for February 3 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
LP National Working Committee (NWC) fixed the expression of interest and nomination forms for the Senate at N1.5 million and N3.5 million; House of Representatives (N1 million and N2 million); state House of Assembly (N100,000 and N500,000).
LP National Secretary Umar Ibrahim said the purchase of nomination, expression of interest and delegates’ forms would hold between 28 December 2023 and 4 January 2024.
Submission of completed forms ends January 4 and primaries will hold on 7 January, he added.
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LP warns against patronising expelled members
LP National Publicity Secretary Obiora Ifoh clarified female and PWD aspirants are exempted from paying for expression of interest forms only.
“The attention of the leadership of the party has also been drawn to a fake timetable in circulation, released by some expelled fraudulent former members of our party, seeking to defraud unsuspecting members of the public of their hard-earned money through sales of fake forms,” Ifoh said in a statement.
“Just like they did and failed in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi States’ governorship elections, where some people fell into their trap and were defrauded, we wish to state clearly that the timetable from these fraudsters did not emanate from the Labour Party and that the so-called account number in circulation is not known to the party.
“We warn that people should disregard the fraudulent group.
“The forms for the by-election can be obtained at the office of the National Organising Secretary at the LP national headquarters at 2 IBM Haruna Street, Utako, Abuja, where the proper accounts belonging to the party and other vital information regarding the coming elections will be made available to the aspirants and members of the public .…”