Comrade Adams Oshiomhole-led All Progressives Congress, APC National Working Committee has slammed high cost on nomination and expression of interest forms.
Some younger and first time aspirants are considering moving to other political parties to achieve the ambition.
The party had proposed N55m as the cost of the nomination and expression of interest forms for the office of President, which is way higher than the N12m being charged by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.
Those seeking the party’s nod to contest the state houses of assembly elections are asked to be prepared to part with N1.1m as against PDP’s N600,000, while for the House of Representatives, APC aspirants should are asked to pay N3.8m. The PDP is asking its aspirants to pay 1.5m to contest the tickets.
For the Senate, APC aspirants will pay N8.5m as against the N3.5m the PDP is asking from its aspirants for the same position.
Governorship aspirants of the ruling party are asked to pay N22.5m each to contest the ticket as against the N6m to be paid by their counterparts in the PDP.
