Lauretta Onochie Reacts As APC Pegs Presidential Form At N100m

Presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie has reacted following the decision of the ruling All Progressives Congress to fix its presidential nomination and expression of interest forms at ₦100 million.

Naija News earlier reported that the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, revealed the APC had pegged its presidential nomination and expression of interest forms at ₦100 million.

Morka made this known while addressing reporters after the 11th National Executive meeting of the party held at the Transcorp Hotel in Abuja on Wednesday.

The APC spokesman stated that the nomination form would go for ₦70 million while expression of interest forms would go for ₦30 million.

He added that the party’s forms for governorship aspirants cost ₦50 million; Senate, ₦20 million; House of Representatives, ₦10 million and State Houses of Assembly, ₦2 million.

In a post on her Facebook page on Wednesday, Onochie expressed shock at the exorbitant fees for the nomination forms for the elective offices.

She wrote: “BREAKING NEWS💥
THE GOVERNING PARTY, APC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORMS, HAVE BEEN FIXED AT ₦100,000,000.00 ONLY. GUBERNATORIAL ASPIRANTS WILL PAY ₦50,000,000.00 ONLY. God bless Nigeria.”

Meanwhile, the ruling party has announced it would begin selling nomination and expression of interest forms for various electoral offices on Saturday, April 23, 2022.

The APC announced this immediately after its 11th National Executive Committee meeting held at the Transcorp Hotel in Abuja on Wednesday, Naija News reports.

Informing the general public, most especially party members of the development, APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the sale of forms will run from April 23 until May 6, 2022