COALITION OF SOUTHERN AND MIDDLE BELT YOUTH LEADERS ASSEMBLY (COSMBYLA).
PRESS RELEASE
...... Outrageous Fees Confirms APC As A Cesspool Of Corruption.
The Coalition of Southern and Middle Belt Youth Leaders Assembly, COSMBYLA, the umbrella body of all the youth groups in the South South, South East, South West and Middle Belt regions is alarmed over the outrageous cost of All Progressive Congress, APC, nomination and Expression of interest forms of N100 million for Presidential forms, N50 million for governorship forms, N20 million for Senatorial forms and N10 million for federal house of representative forms.
The approval of these outrageous fees for mere nomination and Expression of interest forms of a party in power confirms the party as a cesspool of corruption.
President Muhammadu Buhari, who was a Presidential aspirant in 2014 had criticised the party for fixing an “exorbitant” fee of N27.5 million for the presidential forms ahead of the 2015 general elections, was at the event where the party’s leaders fixed the exorbitant fees that is choking Nigerians.
The annual salary of the president of Nigeria is N14,058,820.00k. In 4 years it would be N56,235,280.00k. How will someone apply for a job with N100 million, other campaign expenses exclusive just to earn N56,235,280.00k.
President Buhari is an employee of Nigerians and he is answerable to Nigerians who elected him into power in 2015 and 2019 . As youth leaders of this country who have the interest of our nation Nigeria at heart, We demand to know how someone whose salary will amount to N56,235,280 in 4 years will be applying for the same job with a whopping sum of N100 million.
If an APC presidential aspirant brings out N100 million to purchase his party's Presidential forms, spend all the monies needed to campaign round the country and settle political party heavy weight, if the person eventually wins and is sworn-in as President. Our country's treasury will be emptied, more money will borrowed by the to be President to settle himself, those he borrowed from to bankroll his campaign, his party men will be serviced and the will be no country called Nigeria again because a party wants to remain in power at all cost.
The high cost of the APC forms will send more Nigerians to bed on empty stomach because of the inflation it will bring to the door steps of Nigerians. Already we are having a serious inflation crisis confronting the nation, the outrageous fees of the APC forms will escalate the cost of goods and services which will make things more difficult for Nigerians who are already finding it very difficult to feed once a day.
President Buhari has confirmed to Nigerians that all this time he contested for the office of the President, he was not contesting to be President so that he can build Nigeria, but rather he was contesting so that he can destroy was is left of the country.
How can one explain that when President Buhari came into office, one dollar was exchanged for N160 and now under his watch the same one dollar is N580. Foreign investors were coming in to invest into our economy but today all of the investors have left because of insecurity.
No food for Nigerians to eat because the President's kinsmen, the Murderous Fulani terrorists parading as herdsmen have been contracted to kill all Benue farmers and indigenes so that the can take over their ancestral lands. A state like Benue that is the "food basket of the nation" can not feed herself now let alone feed the nation because of the nefarious activities of one tribe .
President Buhari has failed Nigerians and we cannot pretend about it. The first day the outrageous fees of his party's nomination/Expression of interest forms was announced, so many Nigerians went to bed and did not wake up because of heart attacks caused by his party decision to loot Nigerians dry via their nomination and Expression of interest forms.
Nigerians are tired of these administration, we are waiting for the President's resignation. Enough said!.
Signed:
Hon. Goodluck Ibem
President General,
Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL).
Leader of COSMBYLA
Terrence Kuanum
Coordinator,
Forum of Middle Belt Youth Presidents
Shittu Waheed
Coordinator,
South West Youth Leaders Forum (SWYLF)
Tito Zokumor
President
South South Youth Forum (SSYF)