BREAKING: APC Postpones Presidential Primaries

Ilesanmi AdekanbiMay 27, 2022

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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has again fixed new dates for its presidential primary election.

According to a source, the exercise will now hold on June 6 and 7, 2022.

The APC had earlier scheduled Sunday, 29th – Monday, 30th of May, 2022 for the primary.

However, less than 48 hours before the date earlier fixed, the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led National Working Committee (NWC) is yet to constitute convention planning committees nor organise a screening for all the presidential aspirants who purchased and returned their expression of interest and nomination forms.

The latest development comes a few hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) bowed to pressure from political parties by extending the deadline for the conduct of primary elections by six days.

INEC National Electoral Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye had said the commission took the decision after a meeting with the 18 registered political parties under the aegis of the Inter-Party Advisory Council IPAC, on Friday in Abuja.

IPAC had earlier sought a two-month extension from the June 3 deadline, a demand which was rejected by the commission.

Okoye said the extension gives parties time to compile the list and personal particulars of their nominated candidates before uploading the same to the INEC portal.