The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disclosed that it will conduct a direct primary in 8,809 wards across the country on Saturday, May 23, to produce its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.
The National Secretary of the party, Senator Ajibola Basiru, was said to have made this known in an official notice released on Thursday night.
President Bola Tinubu will contest for the party’s presidential ticket against Stanley Osifo, the notice said.
The party would adopt an inclusive process that will allow registered members to vote for their preferred aspirant, Basiru said.
Basiru said, “All registered members of the party shall be eligible to vote for the presidential aspirant of their choice in each of the 8,809 wards across the country.”
“The direct primary will be conducted in all the wards in the country and the results will be collated at the local government level.
“The direct primary will be held in each of the 8809 wards. The notice read that the results for each ward, made up of the 774 Local Governments, will be collated by the Local Government Collation Officer to be appointed by the State Coordinator and Collation Officer appointed by the National Working Committee.
The organisation and conduct of the exercise in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory would be handled by State Coordinators and Collation Officers appointed by the party, Basiru said.
He added that the state results would be presented to the Presidential Primary Election Committee in Abuja on May 24, 2026.
“The State Coordinator and Collation Officer shall be responsible for the organization and conduct of the direct primary in each of the 36 states and the FCT. The notice added that they shall collate the results of all the local governments in the state and present same to the Presidential Primary Election Committee in Abuja, FCT on May 24, 2026.
The party said the exercise would be conducted in line with the operational guidelines earlier transmitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The APC said the guidelines were contained in a letter sent to INEC on May 15, 2026.
