The leadership of the Labour Party has released its timetable and schedule of activities for the February 3, 2024 bye-elections as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The National Working Committee of the party also urged the public to disregard the viral timetable purportedly released by some expelled members.
The development comes barely 24 hours after the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party approved theirs in line with the electoral procedure.
The PUNCH reports that INEC approved a timetable for conducting bye-elections resulting from the resignation or demise of members of the National and State Houses of Assembly.
In a memo issued in Abuja, the National Secretary of the Labour Party, Umar Farouk, disclosed that the party leadership pegged fees for the nomination forms for the Senate at N3.5m; House of Representatives at N2m, and the House of Assembly at N500,000.
Farouk also said the sales of the nomination, expression of interest, and delegate forms will commence from December 28, 2023, to January 4, 2024, while submission of completed forms will end on January 4, 2024.
“The primary elections will be held on January 7, 2024. It exempts female aspirants and Persons Living with Disabilities from payment of fees for the Expression of Interest Forms only,” the statement read.
It added, “The forms for the bye-election can be obtained at the office of the National Organising Secretary, National Headquarters in Utako, Abuja, where the proper accounts belonging to the party and other vital information regarding the coming elections will be made available to the aspirants and members of the public.
“We urge our aspirants to disregard their nuisance value and focus on the project before them. We also warn these falling villains to seek for an alternate platform to vend their trade as Nigerians are already aware of their shameful gimmick which has since expired.”
