• Senatorial candidates to pay N3.5m for nomination form, House of Reps, N2m; House of Assembly, N500,000 respectively
Ahead of the February 3, 2024 bye-elections, the Labour Party (LP) has released a timetable and schedule of activities for the contestants into Senatorial, House of Representatives and State Assemblies seats.
According to the National Secretary of the Labour Party, Umar Ibrahim, the collection of forms commences on December 28, 2023, to end on January 4, 2024, while the primaries will be held on January 7, 2024.
The party leadership also approved fees for both the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms respectively as follows: Senate, N1.5m and N3.5m; House of Reps., N1m and N2m; and House of Assembly, N100,000 and N500,000.
It also exempted Female Aspirants and Persons Living with Disabilities (PWD) Aspirants from payment of fees for the Expression of Interest Forms only.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had fixed February 3, 2024, for the conduct of bye-elections, resulting from the resignation or demise of members of the National and State Houses of Assembly.
It stated that the vacancies occurred across two Senatorial Districts, four Federal Constituencies, and three State Constituencies spanning nine States of the Federation.
