APC Distances Self From 2023 Primary Elections Timetable in Circulation

APC Distances Self From 2023 Primary Elections Timetable in Circulation

  • The ruling APC says it has not released any primary election timetable ahead of the 2023 general elections
  • APC national publicity secretary, Felix Morka, said the party had not concluded its deliberations on the matter
  • Morka stated that the decision of the party would be made available to the public as soon as the deliberations are concluded

Abuja - The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday, April 6, disowned the 2023 primary election timetable circulating on social media, Daily Trust reported.

Legit.ng gathered that earlier on Wednesday, there were reports circulating indicating dates for the APC’s primaries to elect candidates for the 2023 elections.

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned a purported primary election timetable in circulation. Photo credit: @OfficialAPCNg
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Felix Morka, APC national publicity secretary, speaking after a meeting of the party’s national working committee (NWC) in Abuja said the party has no knowledge of the timetable in circulation

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In another report by The Cable, Morka noted that the party had not concluded its deliberations on the matter, adding that APC would make its final decision known to the public.

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Legit.ng reported earlier that the governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday, April 5, said that Nigeria was at crossroads with the multi-faceted challenges facing the country at the moment.

The governor received Tinubu who had visited the state to condole him on the terrorists' attack on the Kaduna-bound train on Monday, March 28.

Applauding Tinubu for cancelling his 70th birthday colloquium in honour of victims of the train attack, El-Rufai failed to endorse the APC national leader's presidential ambition.

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In another development, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) described as fake the 2023 primary election timetable currently circulating on social media.

Debo Ologunagba, the party’s spokesman in a statement on Sunday, March 13, in Abuja, said the purported list is the handiwork of mischievous elements seeking to create confusion and mislead the public.

Ologunagba went on to urge its members and the public to ignore the document making the rounds on social media.

Source: Legit.ng

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