By The decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to sell its presidential nomination forms at a whooping N100 million has set tongues talking on social media.
The ruling party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) at a meeting on Wednesday approved the amounts for the Expression of Interest/Nomination Forms across all positions ahead of the 2023 polls.
Politicians running for presidency will pay N100 million for their nomination forms, while for gubernatorial positions, the fee is pegged at N50 million and Senate, N20 million. Other positions are House of Reps — N10 million and House of Assembly — N2 million.
Since the news broke out, Nigerians have taken to popular micro-blogging platform Twitter to berate the APC. While some believe that the ridiculous cost attached to the presidential nomination form will further breed corruption, others argue that the move was to limit the chances of young people contesting for political offices under the party.
See some tweets below:
Nigeria is too poor for politics to cost so much. Why won't politicians try to recoup their 'investment' when they get into the seat? #100m
— Olujide (@Jide_Olusola) April 20, 2022
EFCC should be ready to probe most APC presidential candidates that are public servants cos how will they get #100M except they were looters.
Sponsors the usual story line yeah? They should tell us how they made charitable money in this economy .
Abi youths? Who isn’t broke?
— Mavis Ikpeme (@mavisikpeme) April 20, 2022
APC fleeced the country so much that their Presidential Form goes for ₦100M and governorship for ₦50M
A party of e-diots. They have gathered all the warchest but forgot that the electoral act has been amended.
Can we ever trust INEC?#100m
— Otunba Edward Essien (@edwardessien) April 20, 2022
The foundation of corruption is laid today. It is left for Nigerians to decide how the future of their children will look like. #100M
— Abdul-Majid Lawan Waziri 🇳🇬 (@Abdul_Majid84) April 20, 2022
Someone would buy party's nomination form for #100M & We expect him not to embezzle when He attains office?🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️😀, Naija's political rot is systemic.
— Dékúnlé H Gbádégẹṣin (@deKunLe_Oyo) April 20, 2022
Youths, if by now you don't know you have been sidelined FOREVER don't tan ara re je.
Show them the power of youths at the pools.#100m
— Oba of 🇨🇦 (@officialgbegbin) April 20, 2022
Yet they come asking us the youths, what our preparedness is to politics when common jobs are not there for us to empower ourselves, they want us to clapping our hands and always singing praises for them right! #100m is huge.
God help our country Nigeria— Derek 'J' 🇳🇬 (@DerekJinga01) April 20, 2022
