{"id":124264,"date":"2024-07-14T11:06:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T10:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/imo-lg-polls-sdp-fixes-chairmanship-councillorship-forms-for-n150000-n50000"},"modified":"2024-07-14T12:24:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T11:24:07","slug":"imo-lg-polls-sdp-fixes-chairmanship-councillorship-forms-for-n150000-n50000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/imo-lg-polls-sdp-fixes-chairmanship-councillorship-forms-for-n150000-n50000","title":{"rendered":"Imo LG Polls: SDP fixes chairmanship, councillorship forms for N150,000, N50,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Ahead of the local government elections in the state, slated for September 21, the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Imo State, has pegged its Nomination and Expression of Interest Forms at N150,000 and N50,000 for chairmanship and councillorship positions, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made by the state chairman of the party, Amb. 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Ahead of the local government elections in the state, slated for September 21, the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Imo State, has pegged its Nomination and Expression of Interest Forms at N150,000 and N50,000 for chairmanship and councillorship positions, respectively. The announcement was made by the state chairman of the party, Amb. 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