APC fires back: Purported N200m, N150m Form prices are fake

By Kazeem Ugbodaga

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed as “fake and misleading” a widely circulated report that purported to list the prices of expression of interest and nomination forms for the 2027 general elections, even as the figures continued to generate heated public debate.

The report, which began circulating on March 26 and 27, alleged that presidential aspirants would pay N200 million for nomination forms, governorship hopefuls N150 million, senatorial candidates N100 million, House of Representatives aspirants N70 million, and state assembly contenders N20 million.

The figures quickly spread across news platforms and social media, drawing sharp criticism from political observers and legal practitioners .

In a statement issued on Saturday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said no decision had been made on the sale or pricing of forms for the next electoral cycle.

He described the report as “a mere figment of the writer’s mischievous imagination” and urged party members, the media, and the public to disregard it entirely.

The denial came hours after the party’s national convention in Abuja, where a new National Working Committee was elected to steer the party’s affairs for the next four years.

Despite the party’s swift rebuttal, the alleged figures had already ignited a fierce conversation about the soaring cost of political participation in Nigeria.

Legal practitioner John Oloyede, speaking on Channels Television, cited the figures as evidence of the systemic monetization of politics, warning that such high barriers to entry exclude capable but less wealthy Nigerians from seeking public office .

“We’ve been complaining since before the Second Republic, and nothing has changed,” Oloyede said, adding that the figures, N200 million for president, N150 million for governor, N100 million for senate, represented a troubling trend that prioritizes wealth over competence.

Morka’s statement emphasized that “no decision or announcement has been made on the sale or pricing of forms for the 2027 elections,” and that the party would communicate any official decisions through its accredited channels.