By Harry Awurumibe Editor, Abuja Bureau
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party (LP) has approved the sales of Expression of Interest and Nomination forms of the 2024 Bye-elections.
This is even as the party also announced the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the February 3, 2024 Bye Elections as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
In a memo signed by Umar Farouk, the party’s National Secretary disclosed that the Purchase of Nomination, Expression of Interest, and Delegate Forms commenced on December 28 and will end on January 4, 2024 while Submission of Completed Forms ends on January 4, 2024. The Primary Elections will be held on January 7, 2024.
A press statement signed by the party’s National Secretary, Obiorah Ifoh, showed that contestants for the office of Senate will pay N1.5m and N3.5m; each for expression of interest and nomination, House of Reps, N1m and N2m and House of Assembly, N100,000 and N500k, respectively.
However, the party leadership also exempted Female aspirants and Persons Living with Disabilities (PWD) from payment of fees for the Expression of Interest Forms only.
The party’s leadership said it disowned the fake timetable in circulation released by some expelled fraudulent former members of our party seeking to defraud unsuspecting members of the public of their hard-earned money through sales of fake forms.
The party, therefore, warned its members against falling prey to fraudulent persons selling fake forms for similar purposes.
The statement read: “Just like they did and failed in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states governorship elections where some people fell into their trap and were defrauded, we wish to state clearly that the timetable from these fraudsters did not emanate from the Labour Party and that the so-called account number in circulation is not known to the party. We warn that people should disregard the fraudulent group.
“The forms for the Bye-election can be obtained at the office of the National Organising Secretary, National Headquarters, No. 2 IBM Haruna Street, Utako, Abuja, where the proper accounts belonging to the party and other vital information regarding the coming elections will be made available to the aspirants and members of the public
“The Labour Party is also aware of selective attacks at some of our party leaders and aspirants in the Edo governorship polls by these fraudulent groups to discourage them from the governorship race. READ ALSO:
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“We assure our aspirants to disregard their nuisance value and focus on the project before them.
“We also warn these falling villains to seek an alternate platform to vend their trade as Nigerians are already aware of their shameful gimmick which has since expired,” the party said.
