The Labour Party has resolved to sell nomination form for the forthcoming Imo State governorship election at the cost of N15 million.
This is as a result of the public outcry on social media regarding N25 million which the guber form was initially sold.
The party also agreed to refund the sum of N25 million to the family of the deceased governorship aspirant, Mr Humphrey Anumudu who recently dies in his Lagos home after purchasing the form from Labour Party.
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure announced that the party will refund N25 million nomination fee paid by a deceased governorship aspirant of the party in Imo State, Humphrey Anumudu to his family.
Abure spoke in Abuja on Tuesday after meeting with National Assembly-Elect members of the party. He also said no newly elected members of the National Assembly under the party will defect to other political parties.
Anumudu had purchased the party’s form to contest the LP primary ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Imo State but died last week.
Abure, in Abuja on Tuesday, said the party decided to return the nomination fee to the family of the deceased to show empathy and compassion.
Addressing newsmen, he said, “You will recall that one of our aspirants in Imo State lost his life. I am pleased to announce to members of the public and members of the Labour Party family and his immediate family that the party will refund the nomination fee of N25 million that he spent.
“We feel that we need to do this the support the family and show leadership of compassion, of empathy and that is whet the Labour Party stands for.”
The Labour Party presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi in a tweet on Tuesday evening also announced his intervention on the sale of governorship form.
He wrote:
“I thank the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barr. Julius Abure, and the NWC for heeding to my appeal, and reviewing the nomination fee for the governorship form downwards to N15m. I applaud them for also agreeing to refund the cost of the form to the family of a deceased aspirant Chief Humphrey Anumudu from Imo State; and also agreeing to refund N10m to each of those that had paid. These gestures, reflect Labour Party’s responsiveness to the yearnings of Nigerians. – PO”