17th January, 2024
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party has approved the commencement of the sale, submission of expression of interest and nomination forms for the Edo election from Jan. 25 to Feb. 11, 2024.
This is contained in a communiqué sent by Mr Obiora Ifoh, LP National Publicity Secretary, on Wednesday in Abuja, after the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting.
Ifoh said that LP has also exempted female aspirants from paying for expression of interest form only.
He said: “Arising from the meeting of the NWC of the Labour Party under the chairmanship of Julius Abure, the leadership of the party took a far-reaching decision on the Edo election.
“This is with regards to the guidelines for the conduct of congress and primaries to elect candidates for the Edo gubernatorial election.
“They include the NWC’s approval of the sale of forms to all interested aspirants from the state who are Nigerians or resident in the state.
“NWC approved that the fees for expression of interest shall be five million naira only (N5,000.000.00) while the nomination form shall be twenty-five million naira only (N25,000.000.00).
Ifoh added that the NWC approved indirect primary elections, wherein ward and local government congresses shall hold to elect the party’s flag bearers.
He said that the NWC also approved Feb. 14 for the screening of aspirants; Feb. 22 for the primary election and Feb. 23 for resolution of dispute or appeal arising from the primaries, if any.
The LP spokesman said that the NWC appreciated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which carried out its verification duty, and commended the leadership of the party for complying with INEC’s rules and regulations.