NDC: Only Successful Aspirants to Pay Nomination Fees After Primaries
NDC: Only Successful Aspirants to Pay Nomination Fees After Primaries
The national leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Seriake Dickson, has announced that only aspirants who emerge successful in the party’s primaries will proceed to pay nomination fees and complete documentation.
In a statement shared on Wednesday, Dickson said the decision was reached during a joint meeting involving the party’s National Chairman, Cleopas Moses, presidential aspirant Peter Obi, members of the National Working Committee and the Selection Committee.
According to him, all aspirants who purchased Expression of Interest Forms would be allowed to participate in the primaries because of time constraints facing the party.
He explained that only successful candidates would later report to the party secretariat to complete documentation and pay for nomination forms.
Dickson also disclosed that senior party officials had already been deployed across states to supervise the primaries scheduled for May 28 and 29.
The former governor urged officials handling the exercise to remain fair and transparent while paying attention to aspirants with strong electoral chances, especially women and youths.
He further warned aspirants and supporters against violence, intimidation and disorderly conduct, stressing that the party has zero tolerance for any form of disruption during the exercise.
The NDC leader admitted that the party could not fully implement its planned electronic voting system due to limited time but promised that future primaries would be conducted electronically.
“As I said at the dinner with aspirants, this will be the last primary election in the NDC to be conducted manually,” Dickson stated.
