The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has unveiled its timetable ahead of the by-elections for vacant positions in the National and State Houses of Assembly.
This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by its spokesperson, Debo Ologunagba.
The statement, which disclosed that interested party members can obtain and return their completed forms at the PDP national secretariat in Abuja, said the expression of interest form for the senate is pegged at N500,000, while the nomination form cost N3 million.
It further stated that for the House of Representatives, the expression of interest form is also N500,000, with the nomination form fixed at N2 million, while for the State House of Assembly, the expression of interest form costs N100,000, and the nomination form costs N500,000.
According to the schedule of activities released by the National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, the by-election primary process begins with the notice of primary election and congresses to the state chapter, scheduled for Wednesday, July 2.
He said that forms would be available for sale from July 3 to 10, and the last day to submit them at the party’s national secretariat is July 11, while screening of aspirants will take place on July 15.
Bature added that ward congresses to elect 3-man ad-hoc ward delegates are scheduled for July 17, while local government congresses to elect one national delegate per LGA (where applicable) will occur on July 18.
According to him, appeals for screening, ward, and LGA congresses will be addressed on July 19.
DAILY POST reports that the party primary for candidate nomination is slated for July 21, with appeals to follow on July 22.
The last day to submit candidates’ names to the INEC nomination portal (electronic nomination) is July 25, and the submission of polling agents’ names to the electoral body must be completed by August 4.