The United Progressive Party (UPP) on
Tuesday in Abuja announced that its
nomination form for the Nov. 18
governorship election in Anambra would
cost N5 million.
The National Publicity Secretary of the party,
Mr Ogbuehi Dike, told our correspondent
that each aspirant would also pay N500, 000
for “Expression of Interest Form’’.
Dike said that the sale of expression of
interest form would commence on Friday,
while nomination forms would be available
for purchase from Monday at the party’s
National Secretariat in Abuja.
He said the sale of forms would be followed
by the screening of candidates for the
primaries, which would hold on Aug. 19,
2017. Dike said that UPP was enjoying huge
followership in Anambra, adding that the
support would translate to success in the
election.
“I can tell you that UPP is the party to beat
come Nov. 18, 2017 in Anambra.
“It is not going to be a surprise if we win
but it will be a surprise if UPP fails this
Anambra election, because we are the best
and we are also going to present our best.
“Everything we are doing now is geared
towards the Anmabra elections to ensure
that our primary is free, fair, credible and
acceptable to our aspirants.
“So, as soon as we get our candidate, we
will not rest on our oars until the Nov. 18
when we will be declared the winner of the
election.’’
He urged the citizens to register and ensure
that they collected their Permanent Voter
Cards (PVCs) so as to participate in the
election because it was their power to elect
the best candidate.
“So I will advise all Anambarians to go out
diligently and religiously to pick their PVCs
and choose the best for themselves.
`I also advice INEC to be an unbiased umpire
in the Anambra election by doing everything
to make sure that it will be conclusive.
“They should conduct free, fair, credible and
acceptable election, anything short of that
would discredited them ahead of 2019
general elections .’’
Dike, therefore, urged INEC to see the
Anambra election as a testing ground to
show to Nigerians that it was ready to give
its best and produce a transparent result in
the election.
