Breaking:  Labour Party Fixes N30 Million For Expression Of Interest, Nomination Form In 2024 Edo Election

The National Working Committee of the Labour Party (LP) has fixed the cost of its expression of interest and nomination forms for the 21 September off-cycle governorship election in Edo State at N30 Million.

This was  disclosed in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, on Wednesday in Abuja.

Ifoh said the National Working Committee (NWC) at its meeting on Tuesday approved N5 million as the cost of the expression of Interest form and N25 million for the nomination form.

“Arising from the meeting of the National Working Committee of the Labour Party held on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, under the chairmanship of Barrister Julius Abure, the leadership of the party took far-reaching decisions as regards the guidelines for the conduct of Congress/Primaries to elect candidates for Edo state gubernatorial election. They include:

“NWC approved the sale of forms to interested aspirants from the state who are Nigerians and indigene or resident in the state.

“NWC approved that the Fees for Expression of Interest shall be Five Million Naira only (N5,000,000.00) while the Nomination Form shall be Twenty-Five Million Naira only (N25,000,000.00),” he said.

Mr Ifoh also stated that the NWC approved the commencement of the sale and submission of forms between 25 January and 11 February,

Meanwhile, Ifoh noted that female aspirants are exempted from paying for expression of interest form only.

Also speaking on the mode of selection, ifoh disclosed that the committee,  also “approved Indirect Primary election wherein ward and local government congresses shall hold to elect the flag bearer.”

He said the screening of the governorship aspirants will be held on 14 February while the primary election comes up on 22 February and the resolution of disputes or appeals arising from the primaries on 23 February.

There are over 30 aspirants on the platform of the LP in Edo State.

RovingNaija News recalls that during the 2023 presidential election the party got the highest number of votes in the state during the 2023 presidential election with its candidate, Peter Obi, securing 331,163 votes.