Enugu Election Townhall

: APC screening committee clears 13 youthful aspirants, disqualifies 10 others

The All Progressives Congress’ presidential committee has disqualified 10 aspirants from its primaries scheduled for next week.

Chairman of the Committee, John Oyegun, revealed this on Friday.
According to Mr Oyegun, only 13 out of the 23 aspirants screened were cleared by the committee.

He added that only youthful aspirants made the list of cleared aspirants.

However when asked about the identity of the disqualified aspirants, Mr Oyegun declined to disclose the names.

The committee held the screening exercise between Monday and Tuesday this week.

Cleared aspirants are expected to contest the presidential primary at a scheduled special convention in Abuja between June 6 and 8.

: Ekweremadu withdraws from the race

“I wish to inform our supporters and Nigerians that the former Deputy President of the Senate and foremost governorship aspirant in Enugu State, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, will not be participating in the PDP governorship primary election scheduled for this Wednesday, May 25, 2022.

Meanwhile, we continue to trust God as we appreciate our teeming supporters and the good people of Enugu State for the enormous goodwill they have ceaselessly invested in the actualisation of the Pathway to a New Enugu State”.

~ Ikeoha Campaign Organisation, Hon Charles Asogwa.

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: ZLP declares free nomination forms for youths, women, PLWD

The ZLP has announced that youths, women, and people living with disabilities desirous of contesting in the 2023 elections will be given nomination forms for any of the elective offices free of charge.

In a release issued by the party’s National Secretary, Yahaya Makama, the party said the National Working Committee on Thursday approved the sale of Nomination forms to prospective aspirants and to make it affordable to youths, women and People living with Disabilities.

He said, “The reduction of the nomination fees is to allow credible Nigeria’s who are popular but hindered by high nomination fees charged by Political Parties. They now have the opportunity to use a platform that is pocket friendly in their quest to serve. Youths, women and people living with Disabilities are to obtain their Nominations forms for Free.

The Zenith Labour Party is a Gender-sensitive Political Party and we believe in the inclusiveness of women and youths in the governance of the Country. Women and youths now have a very good opportunity to actualize their political dreams.

We should all move away from the social media Politics to practical grassroots politics to enable us to bring the positive change that we all desire in our country.”

The party however fixed the State Assembly for N350,000, House of Representatives for N700,000 and Senate N2,000,000.

Other categories of forms include N23 million and N12 million for Expression of Interest and Nomination Form for the Presidential and Governorship offices respectively.

: South-East PDP presidential aspirants unite, demand for fairness

Presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party from the South-East have demanded that the party’s presidential ticket for 2023 should be zoned to their area.

The meeting which had in attendance Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, Mr Peter Obi, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa and Dr Nwachukwu Anakwenze held in Abuja.

Anyim, who read the decisions of the four aspirants, said, “We have agreed to work together as a team and that we will work together to ensure that a South Easterner emerges as PDP flag bearer.

We intend to consult with other zones on this issue and it is based on fairness and equity.
In doing so, it is important to note that we have always supported other zones and we now expect them to reciprocate.

It is to our knowledge that more aspirants may have obtained forms under PDP and we hope they will join us later.”

: Political appointees barred from voting

The All Progressives Congress has barred all political appointees who were selected as delegates from voting at its national convention.

The party posted on its official page .

"ALL Political Appointees elected as delegates to the National Convention slated for 26th March, 2022 will be attending as Observers.
THEY WILL NOT VOTE!".

The decision may be unconnected to the disputed section 84(12) of the electoral act 2022.

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