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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has scheduled its governorship primary for April 5 ahead of the November 8 general elections in Anambra.
The party’s chairman in the state, Chidi Chidebe, disclosed this in a timetable made available to journalists in Awka on Tuesday.
According to the timetable, the congress to elect three-man ad hoc delegates from wards will take place on March 20 and 21, while the local government area delegates’ election will be held on March 27.
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The party also stated that the last day for the withdrawal and substitution of candidates would be June 2.
Chidebe said the nomination form for three-man ad hoc delegates is priced at N50,000, while the national delegate form costs N150,000.
He added that the expression of interest form is pegged at N5 million, while the governorship nomination form costs N35 million.
In line with the party’s constitution, Chidebe stated that female aspirants and Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) are exempted from paying for nomination forms.
“Also, youths below 40 years are required to purchase the Expression of Interest form but will receive a 50 per cent discount on the nomination form,” he said.
In other news, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdulahi Ganduje has urged the billionaires in Anambra State not to use their money to scatter the party ahead of the governorship primary fixed for April 5, 2025.
The chairman also assured that the ruling party would conduct a free, fair and transparent primary election.
Ganduje spoke on Tuesday in Abuja during a courtesy call by the a support group known as ‘Booth to Booth with Bola Tinubu’.
He stated: “As a party, if we are to have good primary in the state, all our stakeholders are supposed to be born again. We told them that this time around, business should not be as usual. Let us support the system.
“We know they are very rich, they have a lot of money, but they should not use the money to scatter the state.
“They should not use the money to scatter the state but to develop the state and build APC. In fact, I will be highly interested if they can produce a candidate, consensus, I will give them an award.
