The major opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the high cost of the party’s nomination forms.
The PDP National Chairman Dr. Iyorchia Ayu said the high cost of the fees cast the ruling party in the image of rogues and hypocrites.
Ayu, in a statement on Thursday by his Media Adviser, Simon Imobo-Tswam, said “It is most insensitive, and mind-boggling. All those buying the N100m and N50m nomination forms should be investigated for fraud.
“Nigerians can all see what the APC is: a fragmented alliance put together to capture the power and inflict maximum pain on Nigerians, including their members.
“Nigerians will recall how in 2014, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, now President and leader of the APC, told Nigerians that he had to borrow N27 million to buy his nomination form.
“The same man, as leader of his party, has now sanctioned the sale of the same forms at N100 million. I am told that’s an increase of 370 percent”.
But the APC’s National Women Leader, Dr. Betta Edu defended the fees, saying the price would shut out unserious aspirants.
