Ahead of the 2023 elections, Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has officially notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of its decision to hold primaries for the nomination of candidates for the 2023 elections.
In an official letter to the INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, dated April 6 and signed by the party’s National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore, the party notified the commission of proposed dates for its presidential, governorship and legislative elections.
The party fixed May 30 and 31 for the election of its presidential candidate and May 23 for the governorship primary.
The party also fixed the primary elections for states’ houses of assembly for May 11, the house of representatives will take place on May 16 while senatorial districts will hold on May 18.
Following this, the party would commence the sale of forms for the various elective positions on April 22 and end on May 7.
The APC also proposed that the expression of interest form for the states’ houses of assembly will cost N500,000, while the nomination form will cost N1,500,000.
For the House of Representatives seats, the expression of interest form will cost N1 million and the nomination form will cost N4 million, while aspirants vying for senatorial seats will pay N2 million for the expression form and N8 million for the nomination form.
For governorship seats, the expression of interest form will cost N5 million and N25 million for the nomination form. For the presidential position, the expression of interest form will cost N5 million, while the nomination form is fixed for N40 million.
Meanwhile, the party in a statement issued on Friday, fixed its maiden post-National Convention meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) for Wednesday, April 20 for the ratification of the timetable and schedule of activities for the primaries.
Ahead of the NEC meeting, the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) will also meet in Abuja on Tuesday, April 19.
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