Professor Okonkwo arrived at the national headquarters of the party in Abuja in a glamorous carnival-like fashion with lots of drummers.
Browsing: Nomination forms
The former Governor’s aide who had initially expressed interest in contesting for the House of Representatives seat to represent Ogbomoso North, South and Oriire Federal Constituency said he stepped down his bid for the OYSHA ticket in the interest of the party and based on consultation with the leadership of the APC.
He received the forms from the National Secretary of the Party, Babatunde Alli, at the PRP’s headquarters in Abuja on Thursday.
The two statements were issued by Jonathan’s spokesman, Ikechukwu Eze, on Monday after the forms purchase.
The groups, including: Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Friends of Emefiele and Emefiele Support Group, said Emefiele is the only responsible and responsive person to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari at the 2023 general election.
She told newsmen after picking the forms that male aspirants in the race would not succeed in intimidating her.
The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, disclosed this in a statement he issued on Wednesday in Abuja
The Commissioner had before now resigned his appointment from Governor Yahaya Bello’s Government.
The two disqualified aspirants are to forfeit the N40 million each of them paid for the expression of interest and nomination forms.
Key, who was speaking to newsmen shortly after obtaining her nomination forms at the party national secretariat on Thursday in Abuja, said that she would prioritize tackling insecurity, poverty and injustice.
The exercise, scheduled to have begun on Saturday, was postponed due to logistics and administrative challenges.
The sale was scheduled to begin on Saturday, but a visit to the party secretariat showed a delay in the commencement.
The party would commence the sales of the forms to aspirants in the forthcoming 2023 general election on Saturday.
Alhaji Tanko Wusono, the party’s State Publicity Secretary, mad the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna on Friday.
The party disclosed this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Thursday.
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday said it would not extend the deadline for the submission of nomination forms by political parties of their candidates for the governorship and State House of Assembly elections.
Kogi East Senatorial District delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party have warned against the imposition of Senator Attai Aidoko, whom they described as a “political liability”.
The Chief Missioner of Nasrul-Lahil-l-Fath Society, Imam Onike Abdul-Azeez, has appealed to leadership of various political parties and INEC to reduce the cost of expression of interest and nomination forms for aspirants.
Dogara submitted the forms as he formally defected to the party from the All Progressives Congress on Thursday.
The Speaker of the House of representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday said he does not need the All Progressives Congress to be reelected into Green Chamber.