Our N100m nomination form to shut out unserious aspirants – APC Women leader

She also justified the cost of forms for the House of Assembly aspirants at N2m.

“And of course, going for the other positions, we know what it was before and what it is now and we are trying to prevent certain persons who sometimes are not the members of the party.

“They just get their way in or they’re being used as syndicates to pick up forms at the beginning to constitute a kind of clog in the way of the whole electoral process and they pull the party backwards.”

When challenged that over 98 percent of Nigerians cannot boast of N500,000 in their bank accounts in the face of the high cost of the party’s nomination fee, the woman leader noted governorship and presidential elections are not all-comers affairs.

“So, let me say this and say that very clearly. Coming to run for a governorship election is not an all-comers affair.

“Governorship election is serious business, for you to run through all the local governments, consult people, reach out to people and indeed be able to campaign through the local governments requires a good amount of resources.

“And when you make up your mind that you want to run, you should be able to prepare adequately for that race.

“Beyond that, there are many ways for young people to generate funding for elections. It must not be your money and they are not paying the same amount others are paying.”

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