In recent years, political parties in Nigeria have formed the habit of charging very high amount of money for their nomination and expression of interest forms.
The trend, which came into being after the advent of the Fourth Republic in 1999, has snowballed into a money-spinning venture for political parties in the country.
Politicians across various parties have complained bitterly about the huge cost of purchasing forms in Nigeria, even when there are other miscellaneous expenses involved during the electioneering campaign.
Although a huge amount of resources is required to run…