APC releases tentative presidential campaign schedule for 2027 elections

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has released a tentative schedule for its nationwide campaign ahead of the 2027 general elections, with rallies planned across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

According to the proposed timetable, the campaign will begin in Kaduna, Kaduna State, on October 24, 2026, before moving to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on November 7.

Other major rallies scheduled for November include Calabar, Cross River State, on November 2; Gombe, Gombe State, on November 3; Lafia, Nasarawa State, on November 4; Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, on November 5; and Jos, Plateau State, on November 14.

The campaign is also expected to hold rallies in Akure, Ondo State, on November 11; Benin City, Edo State, on November 12; Damaturu, Yobe State, on November 16; Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, on November 17; Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on November 18; Awka, Anambra State, on November 19; and Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 21.

Further rallies scheduled for November include Maiduguri, Borno State, on November 25; Enugu, Enugu State, on November 28; Bauchi, Bauchi State, on November 29; and Makurdi, Benue State, on November 30.

In December, the APC campaign is expected to visit Katsina, Katsina State, on December 2; Abeokuta, Ogun State, on December 3; Sokoto, Sokoto State, on December 5; Umuahia, Abia State, on December 7; Lokoja, Kogi State, on December 8; Osogbo, Osun State, on December 9; and Ilorin, Kwara State, on December 10.

Other December dates include Asaba, Delta State, on December 12; Gusau, Zamfara State, on December 14; Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on December 15; Minna, Niger State, on December 16; Kano, Kano State, on December 17; Jalingo, Taraba State, on December 19; and Abuja, the FCT, on December 21. The schedule also lists Owerri, Imo State, for December 30.

The campaign is expected to continue into January 2027, with a rally in Yola, Adamawa State, scheduled for January 4, before a major closing rally in Lagos on January 9.