Humongous Cost Of Nomination Forms: EFCC Writes INEC, Demands APC, PDP, Other Aspirants’ Bank Details - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 14, 2022
This followed the humongous fees paid for expression of interest and nomination forms by aspirants vying for various elective offices in the parties.
The anti-graft agency has, therefore, asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to furnish it with the bank accounts and other financial details of the political parties.
It also asked the managing directors of Access Bank and Polaris Bank to provide the details of the 14 accounts operated by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and another organisation believed to be connected to the opposition party.
While the ruling APC sold its presidential forms for N100m, PDP pegged its forms at N40m.
In addition, the APC governorship aspirants paid N50m, while the PDP sold its governorship forms for N21m.
While the other parties charged lesser amounts for their forms, the exorbitant nomination fees charged by the two dominant parties angered many Nigerians with Transparency International describing the development as a form of money laundering.