Admin l Thursday, September 11, 2018
ABUJA, Nigeria – The YES Electorates Solidarity Party, one of Nigeria’s newest political parties founded by a Nigeria’s global branding Icon, Mr. Alistair Soyode has announced that all nomination and interest forms from the party will be offered to credible candidates for the 2019 elections in the country for free.
This is coming just as Nigerians continue to criticised the All Progressive Congress(APC) for offering its Presidential form for N45 million while the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) is offering its own for N12 million against electoral guidelines.
The YES party opted to offer the forms free after the party’s NEC in Abuja. The Council also approved the introduction of E-political system where they believe such adoption will cut expenses and create a stronger accountability and transparency in building better democratic principles in the country through the YES platform.
According to the National Secretary of the Party, Engr. Elem Chukwuemeka said, “This is the time many in politics have been waiting for, an opportunity to show their leadership skills and provide good governance to the people. If not us, then who and if not now then when?”
On whether the party will also support women or youth collecting forms, the National Women Leader, Comarade Mary Manzo has this to add, “women and youth are not necessarily saying they cannot afford to secure forms, but are not given the opportunity to show what they can do. The YES party has eliminated that, it is therefore very important for all seeking to join politics with their good credentials and profile, to take the positive step offered. YES, ‘Electorates in Solidarity’ will join hands together to Make Nigeria Greater”.
Mr. Soyode is presently the interim chairman of the YES Party. A former Chair of Nigerians in Diaspora Org; Mentoring Cmdt to thousands going into business; Founder of the 1st Ethnic & Black Television in Europe (BEN TV) and featured as Icon of Nigeria by CNN during Nigeria@50 etc.
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/10/05/nigeria.soyode.ben/index.html
One of the impeding issues in Nigerian politics is the ‘money bags and money politics’ which the YES Party want to eliminate by reorienting the minds of the electorate to avoid votes selling, seeking and looking for candidates that will deliver what democracy is all about – government of the people, by the people, for thepeople.
The Electoral umpire, INEC is also taking this message to the grassroots starting from Osun State. The YES Party added, that all approved and elected candidates are only required to contribute nominally to the party’s administrative and logistics processes.
Nigeria has more than Eighty Four million (84,000,000) registered voters and 91 political parties. YES occupies number 88 on the list, housed at number 88 in Abuja and registered by INEC in the 8th month.
The party convention and primaries will come up this month.
1. Thursday 27th September 2018, all States Convention to elect new leaders in the State Working Committee.
2. Saturday 29th September 2018, National Convention to elect new National Working Committee.
3. Thursday 4th October, 2018, Counsellor, Chairman, State Assembly, National Assembly, Governorship primaries
4. Saturday 6th October 2018, Presidential Primary.
The forms are available at the Party Secretariat in Wuse, Zone 6 or onwww.yesnigeria.org and by sending an email to [email protected].
