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APC Begins Nomination Forms Sale For Edo Guber
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday in Abuja began the sale of Nomination and Expression of Interest forms to party members aspiring to the Edo State governorship seat.
Off-cycle governorship election would hold in Edo State on November 16, same day as a similar exercise would hold in Ondo State.
A former Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr Clem Agba, was the first APC aspirant from the state to pick the forms at the party’s national secretariat.
Mr Henry Idahagbon, a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state picked the forms on behalf of Agba.
According to a schedule of activities for Edo governorship election released by the APC, the sale of Nomination and Expression of Interest and Delegates Forms will end on January 29.
The APC will elect its flagbearer for the governorship race at a primary election to hold on February 17.
The Expression of Interest and Nomination forms cost N10 million and N40 million respectively.
Aspirants living with disabilities and female aspirants are to pay for the Expression of Interest Form while the Nomination Form is free for them.
Youths between 25 and 40 years of age are to buy the Expression of Interest Forms and the Nomination Forms at 50 per cent discount.