Femi Falana (SAN), a human rights activist, has slammed the All Progressives Congress (APC) for spending N100 million on a presidential nomination form, claiming that politics is now for moneybags.
Falana believes it is immoral and unconstitutional for the APC to price its presidential nomination form at N100 million when Nigerians are paid a minimum wage of N30,000 per month.
The senior lawyer also chastised the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for pricing its presidential nomination form at N40 million on Channels Television.
Falana stated that the APC and the PDP fixing such fees for their presidential nomination papers was callous and illegal.
Such exorbitant costs, according to Falana, were in violation of constitutional norms.He said: “Those outrageous nomination fees are immoral, insensitive, and illegal.
“If these parties are saying they want to exclude unserious people, that if you cannot mobilise N100 million or N40 million, you cannot attain some positions in your country, that is discriminatory and illegal.
“You are now saying that the politics of the country is for moneybags or fat cats.
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