Reactions have continued to trail the announcement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that expression of interest and nomination forms of the party will be sold at N1M (one hundred million naira, only).
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Lagos state Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lamented the amount placed on the expression of interest and nomination forms, calling it another index of corruption that has turned APC into corruption-riddled capitalist venture
PDP in a statement said it is a reflection of the party’s corruption-riddled body, which should interest the country’s anti-corruption agencies.
According to the statement signed Lagos State PDP Publicity Secretary, Hakeem Amode, PDP noted that when a politician pays such an amount, if he wins, recouping his “investments” would be priority.
The APC fixed the expression of interest and nomination forms for its presidential ticket at N100 million.
Others are: state House of Assembly goes for N2 million; House of Representatives, N10 million;Senate, N20 mllion, and governorship, N50 million.
PDP statement read in part, “the All Progressives Congress, APC, normination form fees is a reflection of how corrupt the party is.
“How can someone pay N30 million for expression of interest form and N70 million for a normination form, if they are not all corrupts?
“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, should investigate those that will purchase these forms.”
“This is a good confirmation that Nigerians should not attempt to vote for APC come 2023.
“Who will ‘invest’ N100 million and not focus on recouping if voted in?
“Despite the outcry over the betrayal and abandoning of the masses for close to eight years, the party still wants to perpetrate the worse form of governance.
“Nigerians know better now. They should speak with their voting power.”