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The All Progressives Congress charges ₦100 million for its presidential forms, against ₦27.5 million for 2015

The cost of presidential and governorship nomination forms in the two largest parties, by election cycle, as announced by the parties and reported in the national press.

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An aspirant for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) pays ₦100 million for the expression of interest and nomination forms for the 2027 election: ₦30 million for the first and ₦70 million for the second. The fee is the same as for 2023. For the 2015 election the party charged ₦27.5 million, and for 2019, ₦45 million.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) charged ₦22 million for 2015 and lowered the fee to ₦12 million for 2019. It charged ₦40 million for 2023. For 2027, the party leadership recognized by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) set ₦51 million.

Cost of presidential nomination formsExpression of interest and nomination form together, ₦ million, by election cycle
APCPDP0204060801001202015, APC: 27.527.52015, PDP: 22.022.020152019, APC: 45.045.02019, PDP: 12.012.020192023, APC: 100.0100.02023, PDP: 40.040.020232027, APC: 100.0100.02027, PDP: 51.051.02027 APCPDP0204060801001202015, APC: 27.5282015, PDP: 22.02220152019, APC: 45.0452019, PDP: 12.01220192023, APC: 100.01002023, PDP: 40.04020232027, APC: 100.01002027, PDP: 51.0512027

Source: Party schedules as reported by Blueprint, the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), TheCable, Graphic Online (from Vanguard), Proshare, Ripples Nigeria, BusinessDay, THISDAY, Arise News, The Guardian, Daily Trust and News Central. Each election's forms were sold in the preceding year. The figures are the full fees; several schedules gave discounts or waivers to women and other groups. For 2027, the PDP figures are those set by the leadership that INEC recognized on 30 March 2026; a rival faction backed by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde set ₦100 million.

Source documents: Blueprint, Buhari laments over ₦27.5m APC ticket (17 October 2014); ICIR, APC's presidential nomination form rises from ₦27m to ₦45m (5 September 2018); TheCable, 2015: Jonathan must pick form by Oct 30; Graphic Online (from Vanguard), Jonathan picks nomination forms (31 October 2014); Proshare, APC releases timetable for primaries (5 September 2018); TheCable, APC releases timetable for primaries, fixes prices for nomination forms (2018); Ripples Nigeria, 2019: PDP begins sale of nomination forms (28 August 2018); Blueprint, High cost of party nomination forms (7 September 2018); Arise News, APC presidential form goes for ₦100m (21 April 2022); The Guardian, aspirants to pay ₦100 million for APC presidential form (20 April 2022); BusinessDay, PDP pegs presidential forms at ₦40m, governorship ₦21m (17 March 2022); THISDAY via Arise News, PDP's presidential aspirants hit 13 (2 April 2022); Daily Trust via AllAfrica, APC unveils timetable for 2027 general elections (20 April 2026); News Central, APC releases 2027 election timetable (20 April 2026); BusinessDay, 2027: Wike's PDP faction fixes presidential form at ₦51m (22 April 2026); Blueprint, 2027: Wike-backed PDP pegs presidential form at ₦51m, governor ₦21m (23 April 2026).

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ElectionAPCPDP
201527.522.0
201945.012.0
2023100.040.0
2027100.051.0
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For governorship tickets, the APC charges ₦50 million for 2027, as it did for 2023, against ₦22.5 million for 2019. The PDP charges ₦21 million, as it did for 2023, against ₦6 million for 2019.

Cost of governorship nomination formsExpression of interest and nomination form together, ₦ million, by election cycle
APCPDP02040602019, APC: 22.522.52019, PDP: 6.06.020192023, APC: 50.050.02023, PDP: 21.021.020232027, APC: 50.050.02027, PDP: 21.021.02027 APCPDP02040602019, APC: 22.5232019, PDP: 6.0620192023, APC: 50.0502023, PDP: 21.02120232027, APC: 50.0502027, PDP: 21.0212027

Source: Party schedules as reported by Channels Television, Proshare, TheCable, Blueprint, Ripples Nigeria, Arise News, The Guardian, BusinessDay, THISDAY, Daily Trust, News Central and Politics Digest. The 2015 cycle is left out because the governorship fees of both parties could not be confirmed in two independent reports. The figures are the full fees; several schedules gave discounts or waivers to women and other groups. For 2027, the PDP figure is that set by the INEC-recognized leadership; the faction backed by Governor Makinde set ₦40 million.

Source documents: Channels Television, Presidential aspirants to pay ₦45m as APC releases timetable for primaries (2018); Proshare, APC releases timetable for primaries (5 September 2018); Blueprint, High cost of party nomination forms (7 September 2018); Ripples Nigeria, 2019: PDP begins sale of nomination forms (28 August 2018); Arise News, APC presidential form goes for ₦100m (21 April 2022); The Guardian, aspirants to pay ₦100 million for APC presidential form (20 April 2022); BusinessDay, PDP pegs presidential forms at ₦40m, governorship ₦21m (17 March 2022); THISDAY via Arise News, PDP's presidential aspirants hit 13 (2 April 2022); Daily Trust via AllAfrica, APC unveils timetable for 2027 general elections (20 April 2026); News Central, APC releases 2027 election timetable (20 April 2026); Politics Digest, APC releases revised 2027 timetable (24 April 2026); BusinessDay, 2027: Wike's PDP faction fixes presidential form at ₦51m (22 April 2026); Blueprint, 2027: Wike-backed PDP pegs presidential form at ₦51m, governor ₦21m (23 April 2026).

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ElectionAPCPDP
201922.56.0
202350.021.0
202750.021.0
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