Ahead of the by-elections for vacant positions in the National and State Houses of Assembly, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday, 2 July, 2025 unveiled its timetable.
The party’s image- maker Debo Ologunagba, announced this through a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, 2 July, 2025.
Ologunagba in the statement disclosed that interested party members can obtain and return their completed forms at the PDP national secretariat in Abuja, just as he also added that the expression of interest form for the senate is pegged at N500,000, while the nomination form cost N3 million.
He added further that for the House of Representatives, the expression of interest form is also N500,000, with the nomination form fixed at N2 million, while for the State House of Assembly, the expression of interest form costs N100,000, and the nomination form costs N500,000.
According to the schedule of activities released by the National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, the by-election primary process begins with the notice of primary election and congresses to the state chapter, scheduled for Wednesday, July 2.
Bature added that forms would be available for sale from July 3 to 10, and the last day to submit them at the party’s national secretariat is July 11, while screening of aspirants will take place on July 15.
According to Bature, the ward congresses to elect 3-man ad-hoc ward delegates are scheduled for Thursday, 17July,2025 while local government congresses to elect one national delegate per LGA (where applicable) will occur on Friday, July 18, 2025.
PDP organizing secretary, who said appeals for screening, ward, and LGA congresses will be addressed on July 19, just s he also added that appeals for screening, ward, and LGA congresses will be addressed on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
The party’s primary for candidate nomination is scheduled for July 21, with appeals to follow on Tuesday, July 22, 2025
The last day to submit candidates’ names to the INEC nomination portal (electronic nomination) is fixed for Friday, 25 July, 2025, and the submission of polling agents’ names to the electoral body must be completed by Monday, 4 August , 2025.
