Why Skyrocketing Nomination Fees Are Killing Nigerian Democracy
Nigeria’s major political parties have turned leadership contests into auctions. With presidential nomination forms priced between ₦40 million and ₦100 million, honest professionals and young reformers simply cannot compete. Yet the official four-year salary for a president is only about ₦81.6 million. This fee barrier creates a powerful incentive to recoup massive campaign expenses. It fuels inflated contracts, looting of public funds, abandoned projects and entrenches corruption before a candidate even takes office. Until parties treat nomination forms as a public service tool instead of a profit centre, genuine competence and patriotic service will remain excluded from Nigerian politics.
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