By Ijeoma Wilfred
In preparation for the February 3, 2024 by-elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released a timetable and schedule of activities for aspirants into Senatorial, House of Representatives and State Assemblies vacant seats.
Th party’s National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature who issued the release on Tuesday said the sale of nominations, expression of interest and delegates forms will begin on December 28, 2023, and end on January 3, 2024, while primary elections are to hold on January 9, 2024.
According to the timetable,the price for the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for the Senate, House of Representatives, and House of Assembly are N3.5m, N2.5m and N600,000 respectively.
The party said female aspirants and persons living with disabilities are to pay for nomination forms only while youths below 40 years are to purchase Expression of Interest forms with a 50% discount on nomination forms.
The conduct of the By-elections arose following the resignation or demise of members, of the National and State House of Assemblies,the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had said .
The Commission fixed February 3, 2024, for the conduct of by-elections stating that vacancies occurred across two Senatorial Districts, four Federal Constituencies, and three State Constituencies spanning nine States of the Federation.
