National Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Betta Edu, said on Thursday that any youth aspiring to become the president of Nigeria in 2023 should have access to at least N50 million according to a vanguard report.

The ruling party had on Wednesday, announced prices of the nomination forms for various political positions. While the party’s presidential hopefuls are expected to pay N100 million to buy the nomination forms, governorship hopefuls will pay N50 million.

It would be recalled that APC had announced a 50 per cent reduction in the price of nomination forms for individuals under 40 years of age. However, in an interview with Arise TV, yesterday, Edu defended the nomination forms’ price tag, adding that there were many ways young people could generate funding for elections.

She said: “If you want to be able to cater for Nigerians, you should have gone above the point where you have to look for N50 million.” Wondering how anyone who cannot access such an amount can be able to manage so much funds, if given the opportunity, the APC women leader said: “When you make up your mind that you want to run, you should be able to prepare adequately for that race.

”Beyond that, there are many ways that young people can generate funding for elections. It mustn’t be your money.