The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced guidelines for the conduct of its 2026 presidential primary election.
In a statement issued on Thursday, Felix Morka, APC national
publicity secretary, said the party also approved the composition of the
presidential primary election committee, appeal committee, and state
coordinators.
Morka stated that the decisions were approved by the
national working committee (NWC) in accordance with the APC constitution and
the Electoral Act.
“The decisions were approved by the Party’s National Working
Committee (NWC) in accordance with the Constitution of the Party, the Electoral
Act, and APC’s commitment to transparent and credible primary election
process,” the statement reads.
According to the guidelines, the APC will adopt a direct
primary mode for the presidential election.
The party stated that all registered members would be
eligible to vote for their preferred candidates across the country’s 8,809
wards.
The APC added that results from the 774 LGAs would be
collated by designated collation officers.
The party said state coordinators and collation officers
would oversee the exercise in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
(FCT).
The guidelines added that collated results would be
presented to the presidential primary election committee in Abuja on May 24,
2026.
ANYIM HEADS PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY COMMITTEE
The APC named Pius Anyim, former secretary to the government
of the federation, as chairman of the presidential primary election committee.
Other members of the committee include Ken Nnamani, former
senate president; Victor Ndoma-Egba, former senate leader; Yakubu Dogara,
former house of representatives speaker; and Idris Wada, former Kogi state
governor.
The party also appointed Aminu Masari, former Katsina state
governor, as chairman of the presidential primary election appeal committee.
Other members of the appeal panel are Samuel Piwuna, a
former director at Tertiary Education Trust Fund, and Patricia Etteh, former
speaker of the House of Representatives.
GOVERNORS, SENATORS NAMED AS STATE COORDINATORS
The APC also announced state coordinators and collation
officers for the exercise.
Among those appointed are Hope Uzodimma for Imo, Abdulrahman
Abdulrazaq for Kwara, Ahmadu Fintiri for Adamawa, and Babagana Zulum for Borno.
Others include Siminalayi Fubara for Rivers, Dauda Lawal for
Zamfara, Teslim Folarin for Oyo, and Uche Ekwunife for Anambra.
The list also includes governors and political leaders from
all 36 states and the FCT.
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