The All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended the timeline for the sale of party expression of interest and nomination forms for the 2027 general elections.
TheTimes Nigeria reports that the decision was taken by the APC National Working Committee (NWC) at its meeting held on Thursday at the Party’s National Secretariat in Abuja.
This was confirmed in a statement released via the official 𝕏 account of the party on Thursday.
According to the adjusted schedule, the sale of forms will now close at midnight on Monday, May 4, 2026, while the submission of completed forms and accompanying documents has been extended to midnight on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
Addressing newsmen on the development, the APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Durosinmi Meseko, said the need to extend the dates became necessary because of the public holiday observed nationwide on Friday and to accommodate the high level of interest from aspirants.
The full statement reads: “The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at its meeting held on Thursday at the Party’s National Secretariat in Abuja, has approved an extension of the timelines for the sale of aspirants’ Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms, as well as the submission of completed forms for the 2027 General Elections.
“Addressing journalists after the NWC meeting, the Party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Durosinmi Meseko, stated that the sale of forms will now close at midnight on Monday, May 4, 2026, while the submission of completed forms and accompanying documents has been extended to midnight on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
“Previously, the sale of forms was scheduled to run from Saturday, April 25 to Saturday, May 2, 2026, while the last day for the submission of completed forms and accompanying documents was Monday, May 4, 2026.
“Hon. Meseko said the need to extend the dates became necessary because of the public holiday observed nationwide on Friday and to accommodate the high level of interest from aspirants.”
