Festus Keyamo, the spokesman for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, has responded to reports that the Labour Party (LP) has set N25 million for a governorship form for Imo state.<\/p>\n
WITHIN NIGERIA reports that governorship elections in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa will be held on November 11, 2023, as the tenure of the incumbent Governor of Imo State expires on January 14, 2024, and those in Kogi and Bayelsa expire on January 26, 2024, and February 13, 2024, respectively.<\/p>\n
A few days ago, the alleged N25 million for governorship form sparked an online debate, with some claiming that the LP, like other political parties, is becoming part of the corrupt system.<\/p>\n
Reacting to the news on Twitter, Keyamo said<\/a> Nigeria escaped a bullet on February 25, claiming that it didn’t take long for the so-called ‘new breeds’ to unravel.<\/p>\n He wrote:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n I understand that the Labour Party\u2019s Governorship forms for IMO State costs N25 million, same as that of the PDP in the last election. It didn\u2019t even take long before the pretensions of the so-called \u2018new breeds\u2019 have begun to unravel. Nigerians dodged a bullet on February 25th.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n I understand that the Labour Party\u2019s Governorship forms for IMO State costs N25 million, same as that of the PDP in the last election. It didn\u2019t even take long before the pretensions of the so-called \u2018new breeds\u2019 have begun to unravel. Nigerians dodged a bullet on February 25th<\/p>\n — Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON, FCIArb (UK) (@fkeyamo) March 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n