Following the cost of APC nomination form for presidential aspirants, a civil group which promotes democratic governance, civic engagement, and human right, YIAGA Africa has opposed the cost of the nomination form, urging political parties in Nigeria to seek for other means of generating fund.
Speaking on the co of the APC nomination form, the Executive Director of YIAGA Africa, Samson Itodo, tasked political parties in Nigeria to device means of selecting leaders to encourage people to contest for public office, adding that, the group is against the cost of the APC presidential aspirants nomination form because it stamp the narrative that public leadership is exclusively reserved for people with economy strength in the Country.
Commenting on the structure of political parties in the country, Samson highlighted the need for political parties to change its structure of internal democracy, noting that political parties need to source of other means of other means of generating fund to sustain itself and build a better structure.
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