The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that its presidential primary election ahead of the 2027 general polls will be conducted simultaneously across all 8,809 wards in Nigeria.
The party’s timetable showed that the exercise is set for May 23, 2026, and is expected to adopt a broad-based participation format that allows all registered APC members at ward level to vote for their preferred presidential aspirant.
This marks a major shift from the traditional delegate system, where a limited number of selected representatives usually determine the party’s flag bearer.
Under the arrangement outlined in a notice signed by the APC National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, voting will take place concurrently in every ward nationwide.
After voting, results will be compiled at the local government level by designated officers appointed jointly by state coordinators and the National Working Committee (NWC).
These local results will then be forwarded to state collation centres, where state-level officers will aggregate and transmit them to the Presidential Primary Election Committee in Abuja on the same day.
The APC described the scale of the exercise as one of its most extensive internal electoral processes, requiring coordinated deployment of party structures across all states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The system is designed to ensure simultaneous participation across thousands of wards and hundreds of local government areas.
To oversee the process, the party has established a seven-member Presidential Primary Election Committee chaired by former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim. Other members include Sen. Ken Nnamani, Sen. Victor Udo Udoma, Otunba Grace Titi Laoye-Ponle, Rev. Jolly Nyame, Idris Wada, and Sanusi Musa as secretary.
An Appeal Committee has also been constituted, led by former Katsina State governor Aminu Masari, with Samuel Piwuna as secretary and Patricia Etteh as a member.
Additionally, 37 coordinators and collation officers have been deployed across states, including prominent figures such as state governors and senior party leaders tasked with supervising the process in their respective jurisdictions
