The African Democratic Congress has said it decided to give free nomination forms to women, youths and Persons Living With Disabilities vying for various elective positions to encourage contribution of talents to nation building.
The National Chairman of the party, Ralphs Nwosu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, stressing that the decision became pertinent in order to ensure massive participation of the selected groups.
“This gesture is to encourage this critical demography to seek elective offices to enable them to contribute their abundant talents to uplift the tempo of governance and development in the country.
“The ADC is convinced that the majority of our women, youths and persons living with disabilities are capable and competent to contest elections and participate in governance in the country, hence the need to waive nomination fees to enable them realise their hitherto repressed political aspirations.
