A group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that supports the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has set the price for its presidential nomination and expression of interest forms at N51 million and the price for its governorship form at N21 million ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Umar Bature, the National Organizing Secretary for the faction, gave the details in an election schedule that was sent to reporters on Wednesday.
The group plans to give the Independent National Electoral Commission its membership list on April 21, 2026, and then officially tell the commission about its primaries the next day.
The document says that the expression of interest form for all offices costs ₦1 million, but the nomination fees depend on the position being contested.
People who want to run for State Houses of Assembly must pay ₦2 million, House of Representatives ₦3 million, Senate ₦5 million, governorship ₦20 million, and presidential hopefuls ₦50 million.
Forms will go on sale from April 27 to May 4, and completed applications must be turned in by May 9.
On May 11, people who want to run for the State Assembly, the National Assembly, or the governorship will be screened. On May 12, people who want to run for president will be screened.
On May 18, there will be a presidential primary, and on May 27, there will be a governorship primary. The primaries for the House of Representatives will be on May 21, the primaries for the Senate will be on May 23, and the primaries for the State Assembly will be from May 21 to May 24.
All appeals should be over by May 30, 2026.
Bature also said that women who want to apply for jobs will only have to pay the expression of interest fee for the jobs they want.
The PDP is still dealing with a split within the party that has divided it into two groups. One group is led by Kabiru Turaki and supported by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed. The other group is led by Abdulrahman Mohammed and supported by Wike.
There are still a number of lawsuits in court because of the factional dispute. On Wednesday, the justices at the Supreme Court of Nigeria said that the parties would be told when the decision would be made.
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