A group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that supports the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has set the price for its presidential nomination and expression of interest forms at N51 million and the price for its governorship form at N21 million. These prices are for the 2027 general elections.
Umar Bature, the faction’s National Organizing Secretary, told reporters about the details in an election schedule that came out on Wednesday.
The group plans to send its membership list to the Independent National Electoral Commission on April 21, 2026, and then formally tell the commission about its primaries the next day.
The document says that the expression of interest form for all offices costs ₦1 million, but the nomination fees vary depending on the position being contested.
People who want to run for State Houses of Assembly must pay ₦2 million, House of Representatives ₦3 million, Senate ₦5 million, governorship ₦20 million, and presidential candidates ₦50 million.
Forms will be on sale from April 27 to May 4, and completed applications must be turned in by May 9.
On May 11, people who want to run for State Assembly, National Assembly, or governor will be screened. On May 12, people who want to run for president will be screened.
The presidential primary election will take place on May 18, and the governorship primaries will take place on May 27. The primaries for the Senate will be on May 23, the primaries for the House of Representatives will be on May 21, and the primaries for the State Assembly will be from May 21 to May 24.
It is expected that all appeals will be finished by May 30, 2026.
Bature also said that women who want to apply for jobs will only have to pay the expression of interest fee for the jobs they want.
The PDP is still dealing with a split within the party that has divided it into two groups: one led by Kabiru Turaki and supported by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, and the other led by Abdulrahman Mohammed and supported by Wike.
There are still a number of lawsuits in court that came out of the factional dispute. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Nigeria told the parties that they would be told when the judgment would be made.
