The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has settled all payments for nomination forms for its candidates contesting chairmanship and councilorship positions in the upcoming September 21 local government elections, across the state.
News About Nigeria reports that this was disclosed in a statement signed by the party’s State Publicity Secretary, Olusegun Olusola Adewara, in Ilorin.
According to the statement, the party has fulfilled all the necessary procedures outlined by the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC).
As part of its preparations for the elections, the PDP has completed payment for the nomination forms for all its candidates.
This includes payment for the 16 Local Government Area (LGA) chairmanship candidates and all 193 councilorship candidates fielded by the party.
The total amount paid for the nomination forms is approximately N25 million.
According to the party, “the payment of N24,900,000 was made to the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) and receipts of payments have been issued to the party’s leadership.
“They have now proceeded to the KWASIEC office to obtain forms on behalf of all its candidates.”
KWASIEC had earlier announced the sale of its nomination forms, with N350,000 for chairmanship positions, while councilorship positions were pegged at N100,000, contrary to the prior agreement where a maximum of N200,000 was set for chairmanship and N50,000 for councilorship positions.
The party stated that aside from the payment for nomination forms, each of the chairmanship candidates is also mandated to pay another N350,000 for tax clearance while councilorship candidates are paying N168,000 each.
The PDP noted that although by a court judgement KWASIEC had acted outside the law in imposing fees on its nomination forms, the party remained committed to the forthcoming local government elections in a bid to rescue the people of Kwara from the current hardship and misgovernance.
