Since the return to democratic governance in 1999, Nigeria has been witnessing rising costs of expression of interest and nomination forms across the political divide, which has sparked concerns for the future of politics in Africa’s most populous nation.
This year, the All Progressives Congress (APC) pegged the presidential forms at N100 million (₦30 million for expression of interest and N70 million for nomination), governorship forms went for N50 million, Senate N20 million, House of Representatives ₦10 million, and state House of Assembly N6.0 million.
For the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the combined cost of the presidential forms was N51 million, while the African Democratic Congress (ADC) charged the presidential forms at N90 million after a downward review, and the governorship forms cost N30 million, Senate N10 million, House of Representatives N5.0 million, and state House of Assembly N2.0 million.
Both the Labour Party (LP) and Action Democratic Party (ADP)
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