ADC Presidential Aspirants to Pay N12m
Picks Oloyede as Osun deputy governorship candidate
Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for presidential aspirants contesting the 2019 general elections on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which are being sold at N2 million and N10 million, respectively are now on sale.
The party has also insisted that retired Justice Folahanmi Olamide Oloyede is its deputy governorship candidate in Osun State for the election.
ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mrs. Yemi Kolapo, said the forms had been made affordable in line with commitment to a fair playing ground for all aspirants.
“For the governorship category, the nomination form goes for N5 million, and expression of interest, N1million, totalling N6 million. For Senate, nomination form is N2 million, and expression of interest, N500,000. This adds up to N2.5 million. Total (Expression of Interest and Nomination) for the House of Representatives is N1 million, and for State House of Assembly, N450,000,” the statement said.
“The forms for the State Assembly can be purchased from either the State or National Secretariat. But for Presidential, Governorship, Senate, and House of Representatives aspirants, forms are to be purchased at the National Secretariat, Abuja,” it added.
The party said, while the nomination fee for female aspirants, physically challenged and vulnerable persons was voluntary, those under 30 years were expected to pay 50 per cent of the fee.
The National Chairman of ADC, Chief Ralph Nwosu, said, “One of our guiding principles is inclusivity and full involvement of the youth, women, and physically challenged persons because they are indispensable partners in all our missions and we believe working together makes great things happen.
“ADC is a vision driven grassroots political party with Role-modelling Leadership Paradigm. Our party is not in the ridiculous and bizarre “harvest-bazaar” money politics and godfatherism. We are members financed; every member pays N200 for membership, renewable every four years.”
The party leader added that aside from the over two million registered fee-paying members, ADC also has over 10 million persons on cue for registration in their various constituencies.
On the coming election in Osun, the ADC noted that there had been protests over the omission of Oloyede’s name on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s candidates’ list for the September 22, 2018 governorship election.