AD releases timetable for presidential, governorship, other primaries

THE National Secretariat of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), on Monday, released timetable for the primaries of the party nationwide ahead of 2019 general elections, with the announcement of N1 million for intent and N4 million for the nomination, respectively for Presidential aspirants.

According to the communiqué from the National Secretariat of the party, the presidential primary is billed for September 27, 2018; State House of Assembly/Governorship comes up on September 13 while the National Assembly holds on September 20, respectively.

In a communiqué authorised by its National Publicity Secretary, Ms Olayinka Nola, after the National Working Committee (NWC) and stakeholders’ meeting at the party headquarters in Abuja, the party, therefore, directed that all nominations fees should be made in draft in the name of the National Secretariat of the AD.

The nomination fees, according to the communiqué, are: “the State House of Assembly intent is N50, 000, while nomination is N100, 000. Application of intent should be forwarded to the National Chairman, through the state chairman of various states. House of Representatives’ intent is N100, 000 while the nomination goes for N200, 000.

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“Governorship’s intent is N500, 000, while nomination is N2, 500,000. Senate’s seat intent is N200, 000 while nomination is N500, 000. Presidential: – Intent is N1, 000,000. Nomination, N4, 000,000.

“All aspirants are urged to reach out to the State Chapters of Alliance for Democracy (AD) or the National Secretariat for more information, while aspirants are also warned not to transact anything outside the approved States Branches of Alliance for Democracy or the National Secretariat.” The communique stated.