The All Progressives Congress (APC) has proposed May 30/31 for its presidential primary election.
The party in a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC also proposed May 23 for the governorship primary.
APC in the letter, addressed to professor Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and dated April 6, was signed by Iyiola Omisore, its national secretary.
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.
“This serves as a formal notification, pursuant to the provisions of Section 85 of the Electoral Act 2010 as amended. Kindly arrange for your officials to monitor the exercise accordingly. While hoping to receive your cooperation, please accept the assurances of my highest esteem,” the letter reads.
The party also said it would commence the sale of forms for the various elective positions on April 22 and end on May 7.
In the letter, the party equally proposed N500,000 for the expression of interest form for the states’ houses of assembly 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.
On Friday, the party fixed April 20 for a post-convention national executive committee (NEC) meeting.
According to the party, the meeting would consider its schedule for the primaries ahead of the 2023 elections and other relevant business.
