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Ahead of its March 26 National Convention, the All Progressives Congress(APC) has revealed the amount aspirants will pay to obtain form for the various offices.
Aspirants vying for the office of national chairman will pay N20 million to obtain form.
The forms for deputy national chairman would be sold for N10 million while zonal chairmen and other officers will pay N5 million to obtain nomination forms.
Female aspirants and people with disabilities will pay 50 per cent of all the aforementioned rates.
Akpanudoedehe returns to APC secretariat amid tight security
The Secretary of the APC Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) Senator John Akpan Udoedehe, on Tuesday, returned to the party’s headquarters amid tight security and jubilation among the staff.
There were moves by some governors including Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to remove Udoedehe and chairman of the caretaker committee, Governor Mai mala Buni of Yobe State.
The plan was to install Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, as the substantive caretaker chairman of the APC at a National Executive Committee meeting slated for March 17, 2020. However, the attempt was botched by a letter from the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) which affirmed Buni’s leadership.
The commission also stated that it would only recognise correspondences from Buni and Udoedehe.
Having been reaffirmed as the secretary by INEC and the APC, Udoedehe returned to the national secretariat of the partyand was escorted to his office by four AK-47 wielding policemen.
Many of the APC staff members were seen in a viral video clapping and celebrating the return of the caretaker secretary.
The APC has been enmeshed in a crisis in the last two years which led to the removal of its erstwhile Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole.