The Labour Party announced on Tuesday that the cost of nomination and expression‑of‑interest forms for its governorship aspirants contesting the off‑season elections in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo states has been reduced to N15 million. The fee, originally set at N25 million, was slashed to encourage greater participation. Party national chairman Julius Abure disclosed the change while addressing journalists after a political roundtable at the Denis Hotel in Abuja. The meeting, a closed‑door session between Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and the party’s senators and House of Representatives members‑elect, was heavily guarded; stern security agents screened participants at each entrance, and a steady flow of people and vehicles attracted the attention of bystanders.
When Obi arrived, the atmosphere was electrified with supporters chanting “Peter Obi” and “Ellu P.” The parley, intended to fine‑tune strategies ahead of the inauguration of lawmakers for the 10th National Assembly, did not begin at the scheduled noon. Abure praised both Obi and the National Working Committee for their engagement with the newly elected legislators, saying, “We had a very robust engagement with our senators and House of Representatives members‑elect. We agreed that we must always remember the magnanimity of the people who freely gave us their mandate. Our members in the National Assembly will make the difference in their conduct, utterance and the quality of legislation.”
Continuing, Abure announced the reduction in nomination fees for the governorship aspirants in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo, noting that the decision followed complaints and the intervention of presidential candidate Peter Obi. He stated, “After considering the complaints and the intervention of our presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, we have reviewed downward our governorship nomination fees for Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo, reducing them from N25 million to N15 million.” He also announced that the party would refund the N25 million nomination fee paid by the late Imo State aspirant Humphrey Anumudu, who died last week.
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