APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rescheduled its election
primaries with the presidential nomination now set to take place on
September 25, Premium Times reports.
The party, in a statement by its national organising secretary,
Emmanuel Ibediro, said Wednesday that the party’s National Working
Committee (NWC) had approved the new timetable.
“The National Working Committee (NWC) has approved the review
of the table-table for the conduct of the 2018 Primary Elections as
follows; September 25, Presidential Primary Election, and September 29 –
Governorship Primary Election,” the statement said.
The party had a few weeks back released a time table which led to
the commencement of its the sale of interest forms and nomination forms
by aspirants for all elective offices.
The sale and submission of forms which was to end September 10 and
was extended to September 11. It however continued till September 14 as
aspirants still submitted the forms.
It was not clear whether the submission of forms had closed. The
party’s spokesperson, Yekini Nabena, did not respond to phone calls and
text messages Wednesday.
Under the party’s previous timetable, the presidential primary was
to be conducted September 20, while governorship primaries would have
taken place five days later.
The new timetable says Senate primary elections will be conducted
on October 2 while and House of Representatives primary elections will
take place October 3.
State assembly primaries will follow a day after while the national
convention to affirm the presidential candidate takes place October 6.