The All Progressives Congress has fixed the nomination and administrative fees for aspirants vying for the different seats in the July 12 local government election in Lagos State. The fees are contained in the party’s election guidelines, jointly signed by Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi and Dr Adeola Jokomba, the APC chairman and secretary, respectively. The party, in the guidelines released on Tuesday, said chairmanship aspirants are to pay ₦5m as a nomination fee and an additional ₦500,000 as an administrative fee. According to the party, female chairmanship aspirants are to pay N2.5 million as a nomination fee and the same N500,000 as the administrative fee. APC noted that aspirants below the age of 40 years would have a 50 per cent discount on their nomination fee but would pay the same administrative fee of N500,000. The party, however, waived the nomination fee for aspirants with disabilities while charging an administration fee of N250,000. “For the councillorship position, male aspirants will pay N1 million for the nomination form and N100,000 as an administrative fee, while female aspirants will pay N250,000 for the nomination form and N100,000 as an administrative fee. “Youths aspiring for councillorship positions will have a 50 per cent discount on the nomination form fee, while the administrative fee remains the same. “Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWDs) will collect the nomination forms free for councillorship seats, while the administrative fee is N50,000. “There shall not be a separate fee for the Vice Chairman. These fees shall be paid by way of bank draft in favour of the All Progressives Congress, Lagos State,” the party added. Giving more details, the party said the nomination form for the chairmanship position shall be supported by five registered members, who are registered voters in all the aspirants’ wards, local government or LCDA. It noted that for the councillorship seats, the nomination form shall be supported by 20 registered members, who are registered voters in the aspirant’s wards.
The party said all aspirants must be Nigerian citizens in addition to possessing other qualifications and meeting other conditions for the election. “An aspirant must be educated up to at least school certificate level or its equivalent, and a higher qualification will be an added advantage. “For council and LCDA chairmanship, the aspirant has to attain the age of 30 years, while for councillorship, the aspirant has to attain the age of 25 years. “All aspirants are to submit evidence of membership of the party. Aspirants are to submit demonstrable evidence of active party support. “Aspirants must provide a portfolio of loyalty to the party. All aspirants must sign the party’s Code of Conduct. “Only aspirants cleared by the Screening Committee shall be eligible to stand for election at the party’s primaries,” the party said. According to the party, any party officeholder interested in contesting for an elective office (whether party office or office in a general election) shall resign and leave office 30 days before the date of the election or party primary. It said that all aspirants “shall comply with constitutional provisions and requirements applicable to the public office they seek to contest for”.
