The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled a revised timetable for its 2027 general election primaries, fixing May 23, 2026, for its presidential primary.
Under the new schedule, governorship primaries will hold on May 21, while elections for other offices are staggered earlier in the month. The House of Representatives primaries are set for May 15, Senate for May 18, and State Houses of Assembly for May 20.
Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Duru Meseko, announced the adjustments at the end of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja.
He explained that the revised timetable aligns with the Electoral Act and the schedule issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Meseko said the NWC approved both direct and consensus options for the primaries, noting that where consensus fails, the process will automatically revert to direct primaries in line with the law. He also dismissed speculation that nomination forms would be restricted, stressing that all eligible party members are free to contest.
He also confirmed the party has updated and submitted its membership register to INEC, declaring readiness for the primaries.
The revision marks a shift from the earlier timetable, but the prices for expression of interest and nomination forms remained the same.
The party had fixed the presidential primary for May 15-16. In that schedule, signed by National Organising Secretary Sulaiman Muhammad Argungu, the cost of expression of interest and nomination forms for presidential aspirants was pegged at N100 million, while governorship forms were priced at N50 million.
INEC had directed political parties to conduct primaries between April 23 and May 30, 2026, with presidential and National Assembly elections slated for January 16, 2027, and governorship and state assembly polls for February 6, 2027.