2023: APC rakes over N29bn from sale of forms

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accumulated over N29billion from the sale of expression of interest and nomination forms to various categories of aspirants pursuing its ticket to run for the 2023 general elections.

The ruling party’s presidential forms cost N100million, governorship, N50million, senatorial, N20 million and House of Representatives, N10million.

The national organising secretary of the party, Sulaiman Argungu, while addressing newsmen yesterday in Abuja, the country’s capital, said that 145 aspirants bought governorship forms, 351 aspirants purchased forms for senatorial primaries, 1,197 picked forms for the House of Representatives, while 28 presidential aspirants has obtained forms.

Argungu said, “So far, we have 145 governorship aspirants. We have constituted three panels to screen them. We have 351 aspirants that have picked and returned the senatorial aspiration forms, while we have 1,197 aspirants for the House of Representatives, with 10 panels. So far, we have 28 presidential aspirants.

“The panels for the Senate are going to be four. In addition to that, we have the guidelines of our great party that will be given to each of the panels for screening, and indeed, the appeal committee. We also have a set of guidelines, aspirant assessment and verification form that will be given to each of the committees for the screening.”