The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday released a timetable and schedule of activities for the Senatorial, House of Representatives, and State Assembly by-elections scheduled to hold 3 February 2024.
This follows the recent announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that by-elections to fill vacant seats resulting from the resignation or demise of members of the National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly would be conducted on 3 February next year.
The vacancies, INEC said, occurred in two senatorial districts, four federal constituencies, and three state constituencies across nine states of the federation.
The PDP, in the timetable and schedule of activities released on Tuesday and signed by its National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, said the sale of nomination, expression of interest, and delegate forms would begin on 28 December 2023 and end on 3 January 2024, while primary elections would be held on January 9, 2024.
The PDP pegged the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for the Senate, House of Representatives, and House of Assembly at N3.5 million, N2.5 million and N600,000, respectively.
It further said female aspirants and persons living with disabilities would pay for nomination forms only, while aspirants below the age of 40 are to purchase Expression of Interest forms with a 50 per cent discount on nomination forms.
