By Ayodele Oni
Aspirants interested in contesting the Governorship election on the ticket of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state will pay a nomination fee of N21 million.
Youths aged between 25 and 30 years will however get a 50 percent discount on the nomination form fees.
These were contained in a schedule of activities for the governorship election in Edo state released on Thursday by the National Working Committee, (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The timetable, which was signed by the party’s National Organizing Secretary, Umar Bature, was released after a joint meeting of the Board of Trustees and National Executive Committee of the party at its headquarters in Abuja.
The party’s congress where its governorship candidate will emerge will hold on February 22, 2024.
According to the timetable, the party’s congress where its governorship candidate will emerge will hold on February 22, 2024 while registration of old and new members will hold between November 16 and December 7.
December 14 is the last date for submission of ward register to the Directorate of Organisation and Mobilisation while stakeholders’ consultative meeting with the National Working Group will hold between December 19 and 20.
Sales of expression of interest and ad-hoc forms for all offices is slated for January 10-16, while January 17 is the last day for the submission of already completed expression of interest and ad-hoc forms.
The screening of aspirants for the governorship seat by the National Working Committee will hold on January 18, 2024.
Sales of the nomination forms to aspirants who completed and submitted their expression of interest form is slated for January 19- 25, while January 27 is the last date for submission of already completed nomination form.
February 22 is for the governorship primary while February 24 is for the appeal on the governorship primary.
 in Edo state will pay a nomination fee of N21 million.){kind=link}