The National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed the Presidential Primary to elect presidential candidate for Thursday, September 20, 2018.

The APC, in its guidelines for the conduct of party primaries for the 2019 general elections as approved by the National Executive Committee (NEC), said the presidential candidate would emerge through direct primary.

It fixed the Governorship Primaries for Monday, September 24, 2018; Tuesday 25th, September, 2018 The statement which signaled the commencement of the party’s nomination process was signed by the National Organising Secretary, Barr. Emma Ibediro.

It said the sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for all elective offices would begin today. The Senatorial Primaries hold Thursday, September 27, 2018, while the House of Representatives’ hold Saturday, September 29, 2018.

The timetable also fixed House of Assembly and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council Primaries to elect State House of Assembly and Area Council’s candidates for Tuesday October 2, 2018.

National Convention (Presidential), where the presidential candidate will be ratified and elected, holds Saturday October 6, 2018. Nationwide Congresses to elect delegates is scheduled for Wednesday, September 12, 2018. According to the guidelines, each presidential aspirant will buy Expression of Interest Form for N5m, while Nomination Form attracts N40m, totaling N45m.

Each governorship aspirant will buy Expression of Interest Form for N2.5m, while Nomination Form attracts N20m, totaling N22.5m. Senatorial aspirant will pay N1m for Expression of Interest Form for while Nomination Form attracts N6m, totaling N7m. For House of Representatives Expression of Interest Form is N350,000, while Nomination Form attracts N3,5m, totaling N3,85m.

State House of Assembly’s Expression of Interest Form for N100,000, while Nomination Form attracts N750,000 totaling N850,000.00. The guidelines, which ruled out separate charge for deputy, added that female aspirants and physically challenged aspirants will pay 50% of the prescribed fees for each position. All interested aspirants for Presidential, Governorship, Senate and House of Representatives elections are to purchase their forms from the National Secretariat, Blantyre Street Wuse II – Abuja.

Aspirants for State of House of Assembly are to purchase their forms at their respective State Party Secretariat or the National Secretariat. All forms are to be collected and submitted on or before Wednesday September 1