As the the race for the November 6 Governorship election gears up, eight aspirants have bought nomination form worth N176 million to contest for the primary elections on the platform of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA).
Three of the aspirants are serving members of the Anambra state House of Assembly.
Among the eight APGA aspirants that have collected the Nomination forms so far are, former Governor of the Centre Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji, Hon. Carter Umeh, Chief Damian Okoro, Chief Akachukwu Nwankpo.
Others are Hon. Okwudili Nwankwo, Hon. ThankGod Kenechukwu Ibeh.
In the guideline made public, the party put the cost of expression of interest form at N2 million, while the nomination form is N20 million, respectively. So far the party has raked about N176 million from the sale of nomination form.
Soludo who is a major contender in the Anambra state governorship came to the party’s national headquarters to pick his form on Tuesday with a large number of his supporters who were drumming and dancing and hailing him.
APGA had approved June 23 as the date for the party’s governorship primary election in Anambra State.
