2027: APC shifts presidential, governorship primaries

Politics 2027: APC shifts presidential, governorship primaries Published on April 24, 2026 By Ogaga Ariemu googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its presidential and governorship primaries by one week. The party moved the presidential primary to May 23, 2026, and the governorship primary to May 21, 2026, from the earlier dates of May 15 and May 16, respectively. According to the APC, the adjustment aligns with a revised timetable for its 2027 general election activities. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Duro Meseko, disclosed this at the end of the party’s 186th National Working Committee (NWC) meeting held in Abuja on Thursday. “We hereby present the new revised timetable and schedule of activities for the conduct of the 2027 general elections to the press,” he said. Meseko added that the NWC adopted both direct and consensus modes for selecting candidates for elective positions. “In this 186th meeting of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, we adopted the mode of primaries as provided in the Electoral Act: direct and consensus mode, with a caveat that members are at liberty to pick,” he stated. Don't Miss ‘Assault on democracy’ – APC stakeholders frown at Ogun East consensus move You may like ‘Assault on democracy’ – APC stakeholders frown at Ogun East consensus move 2027: Tinubu meets APC govs ahead of primaries Vunobolki dumps APC, returns to PDP over ‘lack of internal democracy’ 2027: FCT Reps aspirant meets APC leaders, unveils grassroots agenda 2027: ‘Powers that be blocked avenues to see Makinde’ – PDP chieftain justifies defection to APC 2027: ‘It will be too late for Peter Obi to return to Labour Party’ – Nenadi Usman

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