{"id":31572,"date":"2014-09-28T21:00:48","date_gmt":"2014-09-28T20:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=31572"},"modified":"2014-09-28T21:16:45","modified_gmt":"2014-09-28T20:16:45","slug":"apc-presidential-aspirants-pay-n27-million-forms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/apc-presidential-aspirants-pay-n27-million-forms\/","title":{"rendered":"APC Presidential Aspirants To Pay N27 Million For Forms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #575757;\">The National Executive Committee of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Friday approved the electoral guidelines of the party, pegging the expression of interest and nomination forms for its presidential ticket at N27.5million. However, forms for other elective offices were categorised as sitting aspirants and are expected to pay more than fresh aspirants on the same office.<\/span><br style=\"color: #575757;\" \/><br style=\"color: #575757;\" \/><span style=\"color: #575757;\">For sitting governorship aspirants, they are to pay N10.5 million for nomination and expression of interest forms, while fresh aspirants are to pay N5.5 million for the same forms. For the National Assembly, the sitting senators would pay N5.3 million, while the fresh aspirants would pay N3.3 million. Also the members of the House of Representatives who might want to return will pay N3.2 million, while those aspiring freshly will pay N2.2 million.<\/span><br style=\"color: #575757;\" \/><br style=\"color: #575757;\" \/><span style=\"color: #575757;\">The state House of Assemblies fresh aspirants would pay N550, 000, while sitting aspirants are expected to pay N800, 000. The party\u2019s NEC also approved 50% deduction for the female and physically challenged aspirants for all the offices.<\/span><br style=\"color: #575757;\" \/><br style=\"color: #575757;\" \/><span style=\"color: #575757;\">The meeting was attended by the members of the National Working Committee, led by its chairman, Chief John Oyegun, presidential hopefuls, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Others were: Governors of Kano and Nasarawa States, Engr. 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