The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has alerted the general public to a fraudulent circular designed and circulated by some duplicitous persons that intend to scam the unsuspecting public.
In a statement on Sunday, the party’s National Chairman, Alhaji Falalu Bello, disclosed that the “purported circular contains nomination fees for various elective public offices as follows:
₦500,000.00 and ₦200,000.00 for presidential and governorship positions respectively, and ₦100,000 and ₦80,000 for senatorial and house of reps respectively, and ₦70,000 for State House of Assembly.
“For the records, this crooked circular does not emanate from the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP). It is a handiwork of mischief makers who are bent on creating confusion so as to defraud the unsuspecting members of the public. Thus, the PRP hereby distances itself from this underhanded shenanigans of the mischief makers that were sponsored by the enemies of the party”, Bello warned.
Bello added that “In compliance with the notice of the 2023 General Elections released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on 28/02/2022 and the Electoral Act 2022, the PRP had, on 16th April, 2022, published guidelines for the 2023 General Elections which had given vivid details regarding the sale and cost of nomination forms as follows:
Sale and Return of Nomination Forms for all Aspirants
19th April – 5th May, 2022
National Secretariat, Abuja
Screening of National Assembly Aspirants
15th April – 8th May, 2022
National Secretariat, Abuja
Screening of Presidential and Gubernatorial Aspirants
9th May – 10th May, 2022
National Secretariat, Abuja
Screening of State Houses of Assembly Aspirants
6th May – 8th May, 2022
State Secretariats
Presidential and National Assembly Screening Appeals
11th – 13th May, 2022
National Secretariat, Abuja
Governorship and State House of Assembly Screening Appeals
14th – 16th May, 2022
National Secretariat, Abuja
State House of Assembly Primary Elections
18th May, 2022
Within Each State Constituency
State House of Assembly Primary Election Appeals
20th May, 2022
National Secretariat, Abuja
Federal House of Assembly Primary Elections
21st May, 2022
Within Each Federal Constituency
Federal House of Assembly Primary Election Appeals
23rd May, 2022
National Secretariat, Abuja
Senatorial Primary Elections
24th May, 2022
Within Each Senatorial District
Senatorial Primary Elections Appeals
26th May, 2022
National Secretariat, Abuja
Governorship Primary Elections
28th May, 2022
Within Each State of the Federation
Governorship Primary Elections Appeals
30th May, 2022
National Secretariat, Abuja
Presidential Primary Election
28th May, 2022
Within the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Presidential Primary Election Appeals
31st May, 2022
National Secretariat, Abuja
NEC Meeting to consider Primary Election Results
2nd June, 2022
National Secretariat, Abuja
COST OF NOMINATION FEES
Nomination Form Price (N)
1
State House of Assembly
100,000.00
2
Federal House of Representatives
250,000.00
3
Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
1,500,000.00
4
State Governor
2,500,000.00
5
President
10,000,000.00
“It was further clarified in the guidelines, as released by the party, that in addition to the cost of the respective Nomination Forms, each aspirant would be required to pay 5% of the Nomination Form Fee, for Expression of Interest Form.
All aspirants living with disabilities shall be offered both the Nomination and Expression of Interest Forms of the party Free of Charge.
All female aspirants would be charged ONLY 50% of the stipulated costs for both the Nomination Forms and Expression of Interest Forms.
All Nomination Forms are obtainable at the National Headquarters of the party ONLY located at No. 08, Ogbagi Street, Garki 2, Abuja and already a number of these forms have been bought by members desirious of contesting.
Therefore, above is the genuine position of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) regarding the 2023 General Elections.
“Hence, PRP members and the general public are advised to disregard any publication that is not in conformity with what has been elucidated above”, the statement added.
