2019: Group urges parties to reduce cost of nomination forms
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nigerian youths on wednesday urgedpolitical parties to reduce the cost oftheir nomination forms to enable themto participate in the 2019 general elections1 he said that youths were not asking for free forms but a reduction in the cost of nomination forms to enable them to contest for offices1 the nation is being celebrated today across the world for reducing the age limit to run for elective offices simply because of that step taken to address this issue1 as a party that represents transformation you must reduce the cost of obtaining nomination forms because youths will no longer accept crumbs itodo said1 the not-too-young-to-run law was sponsored by our member who has defected for one or two reasons but which has nothing to do with the pdp not doing well1 even as he has defected he is still our member in spirit our party will protect your interest1 udeh-okoye said that the field was now open for every nigerian youth to run as age was no longer a barrier1 he chargedthe youths to begin to vie for electivepositions without looking at anybodys facesayingthey mustbe dogged in their demands for inclusiveness1 he assured the group that pdp would not disappoint theyouths and that all its primary electionswould be transparent as well as seek to protect the interests of youths1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the rally to political parties was organised nationwideto press for inclusion of youths in the activities of the existing political parties1