APC to hold presidential election primary on May 30
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed the primary to pick its presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections for May 30.
This was contained in the proposed timetable for conduct of primaries for elective positions seen by our correspondent on Wednesday.
According to the timetable, the party will release a notice of election on April 20, while sales of expression of interest and nomination forms will be start from April 22.
Aspirants vying for the country’s number one seat have until May 18 to submit their completed forms, while those vying for governorship and senate seats must submit their completed forms on May 16 and May 14 respectively.
May 11 and May 9 were also given as the last date for the submission of forms for House of Representatives and House of Assembly seats respectively.
The party fixed screening of presidential aspirants for May 23, with governorship aspirants are to be screened on May 21 and Senate and House of Reps aspirants to be screened on the same day – May 17. while House of Assembly aspirants will also be screened on May 14.
Governorship primaries will take place in the 29 states where elections to elect governors will hold on May 24, while senate primaries will hold three days earlier and House of Reps primaries is slated for May 19. The state Houses of Assembly candidates of the party will also emerge after the primary on May 17.
The APC recently elected new members of the National Working Committee (NWC) after a national convention in Abuja, with former Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Adamu emerging the new national chairman.
