…Begins presidential aspirant screening May 23
The ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) has generated over N28 billion from the sale of expression of interest and nomination forms to presidential, governorship, and National Assembly aspirants.
The APC National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, disclosed the number for the positions handled by the national secretariat at the inauguration of the screening committed for governorship and National Assembly aspirants in Abuja, yesterday.
Recall that the APC fixed the cost of presidential forms at N100 million, governorship for N50 million; Senate at N20 million, and of the House of Representatives for N10 million.
However, female aspirants were to pay only for the expression of interest which was about 40% of the cost of nomination forms, and youths (40 years below) paid for the expression of interest and 50% of the nomination forms.
At the end of the sale and submission of forms, there are 28 presidential aspirants, 145 governorship contenders, 351 contestants for the senate, and 1,197 House of Representatives aspirants.
The sale of forms for the State Houses of Assembly is handled by the respective state secretariats of the party.
Argungu also said the screening for the presidential aspirants begins on May 24, adding that some contenders for the highest office have started withdrawing from the race.
“The screening for the presidential candidates, we have so far 28 aspirants and as you are aware some aspirants have started withdrawing their aspiration and as such on the 23rd of May this month they will be screened”, he stated.
Inaugurating the committees, the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, charged members to be thorough in the assignments to enable the party to present the best aspirants for the 2023 general election.
Adamu, who was represented by the APC Deputy National Chairman, (North), Abubakar Kyari, said: “We have a very strong party, we have a big party and we are committed that we deliver the right candidates for the forthcoming elections. We have no doubt that the distinguished ladies and gentleman assembled here will do just that”.
