BREAKING: Finally, APC Announces Date For Presidential Primaries

BREAKING: Finally, APC Announces Date For Presidential Primaries

  • Nigeria's ruling party, the All Progressives Congress has made a big announcement regarding its activities for the year 2022
  • The executive council of the party, on Wednesday, disclosed at the end of the meeting, that the APC has fixed May 30 and 31 for its presidential primaries
  • The national publicity of the party, Barr Felix Morka also revealed the party has fixed May 18 for its governorship primaries, ahead of the 2023 general elections

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved May 30 and 31 for presidential primaries ahead of the 2023 general elections.

This was disclosed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Barr Felix Morka, at the end of a closed-door meeting of NEC on Wednesday, April 20, in Abuja, Daily Trust reports.

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APC presidential primaries, 2023 elections
The ruling APC has fixed dates for presidential primaries. Photo credit: Muhammadu Buhari
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Morka also said May 18 has been approved for governorship primaries, adding that the sale of expression of interest and nomination forms would commence this Saturday, April 23.

2023: Tinubu, Amaechi at war over APC presidential ticket

Meanwhile, ahead of the presidential primary of the APC, two of the leading aspirants had begun to plot victory graphs on how to secure the party's ticket.

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The national leader of the party, Senator Bola Tinubu, and the minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, were pushing ahead of other aspirants by fishing for the votes of the party’s statutory delegates.

Both Tinubu and Amaechi’s jostling for delegates is part of their backup plans should the rumoured consensus arrangement being flown by some interests within the party fail.

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2023: More trouble for APC as ADP merges with 16 parties to sack ruling party from Aso Rock

The quest and agenda to unseat the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2023 general election is fast becoming a reality.

It was reported that the Action Democratic Party (ADP) has intensified moves to unseat the APC after agreeing to a merger with 16 political parties.

This announcement was made known by the ADP national treasurer, Okey Udoh in Umuahia, the Abia state capital.

According to Udoh, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been penned to legalize the process.

Source: Legit.ng

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