December 28, (THEWILL) – The Labour Party (LP), has released a timetable and schedule of activities for aspirants wishing to contest the February 3rd, Senatorial, House of Representatives and State Assemblies bye-elections.
National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Obiora Ifoh, said in a statement on Thursday that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Party, has approved the purchase of Nomination, Expression of Interest and Delegate Forms, to commence December 28th to January 4th, 2023, while Submission of Completed Forms ends on January 4th 2024. The Primary Elections will be held on January 7, 2024.
The party’s leadership also approved fees for the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms respectively as follows:
“Senate N1.5 Million and N3.5 Million, House of Reps. N1 Million and N2 Million, House of Assembly N100 Thousand and N500 Thousand.”
However, the LP exempted Female Aspirants and Persons With Disabilities (PWD) Aspirants, from payment of fees for the Expression of Interest Forms only.
The party also alerted the public to a fake timetable in circulation, purportedly released by some fraudulent and expelled members of the party, “seeking to defraud unsuspecting members of the public of their hard-earned money through sales of fake forms.
“Just like they did and failed in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi States governorship elections, where some people fell into their trap and were defrauded, we wish to state clearly that the timetable from these fraudsters did not emanate from the LP and that the so-called account number in circulation is not known to the party.
“We warn that people should disregard the fraudulent group.
“The forms for the bye-election can be obtained at the office of the National Organising Secretary, National Headquarters, No. 2 IBM Haruna Street, Utako, Abuja, where the proper accounts belonging to the party and other vital information regarding the coming elections will be made available to the aspirants and members of the public.
“The Labour Party is also aware of selective attacks on some of our party leaders and aspirants in the Edo governorship polls by these fraudulent groups aimed at discouraging them from the governorship race.
“We urge our aspirants to disregard their nuisance value and focus on the project before them. We also warn these falling villains to seek an alternate platform to vend their trade as Nigerians are already aware of their shameful gimmick which has since expired.”
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had fixed February 3, 2024, for the conduct of bye-elections, resulting from the resignation or demise of members of the National and State Houses of Assembly.
According to the Commission, the vacancies occurred across two Senatorial Districts, four Federal Constituencies, and three State Constituencies spanning nine States of the Federation.
