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APC Unveils 2026 National Convention and State Congresses Timetable

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;2 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"2h1NdrhZ" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>By Yusuf Danjuma Yunusa<&sol;p><div class&equals;"jSXEQQjC" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The All Progressives Congress &lpar;APC&rpar; has released what it described as an &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Adjusted APC 2026 Schedule of Nationwide Congresses&comma; National Convention and Related Activities&comma;” detailing timelines for ward&comma; local government&comma; state&comma; zonal congresses and the party’s national convention&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The document&comma; issued from the party’s National Secretariat&comma; Buhari House&comma; Wuse II&comma; Abuja&comma; stated that the timetable was drawn &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;pursuant to the provisions of Article 11&colon;4 sub-section &lpar;i–xiii&rpar;&comma; and Article 17&lpar;i&rpar; of our Party’s Constitution&period;”<&sol;p><div class&equals;"luKygTJW" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>According to the APC&comma; the schedule outlines &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;the proposed timetable and schedule of activities for the conduct of Congresses across Wards&comma; Local Government Areas &lpar;LGAs&rpar; and States of the Federation to elect Party Officials&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For ward and local government activities&comma; the party said &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Commencement and completion of Membership E-Registration” will take place from &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Saturday 31st January 2026 – Sunday 8th February&comma; 2026&comma;” while &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Notice of Congresses to the State and FCT Chapters” is fixed for &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Monday 2nd February&comma; 2026&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;2 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>It added that &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Purchase and Submission of Forms for Ward and LGA Congresses” will run from &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Wednesday 4th – Monday 9th February&comma; 2026&comma;” followed by &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Inauguration of Ward&sol;LGA Congresses Screening &sol;Screening Appeals Committee” on &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Tuesday 10th February&comma; 2026&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The APC further stated that &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Screening of Aspirants for the Ward and LGA Party positions” will hold &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Wednesday 11th – Thursday 12th February&comma; 2026&comma;” while &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ward Congresses” are scheduled for &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Wednesday 18th February&comma; 2026&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;2 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;L&period;G&period;A Congresses &lpar;including election of 3 members from whom shall be female to the National Convention&rpar;” will hold on &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Saturday 21st February&comma; 2026&comma;” with &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Appeals Arising from LGA Congresses” slated for &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Monday 23rd February&comma; 2026&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At the state level&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Purchase of Forms for State Exco” will take place from &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Sunday 22nd – Wednesday 25th February&comma; 2026&comma;” while &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;State Congresses” are scheduled for &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Tuesday 3rd March&comma; 2026&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For zonal and national activities&comma; the APC said &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Purchase and Submission of Forms for Zonal Congress and National Convention” will hold from &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Thursday 12th – Monday 16th March&comma; 2026&comma;” and that &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Zonal Congresses in the six geopolitical zones&semi; Zonal Offices” will take place on &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Wednesday 25th March&comma; 2026&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The zonal venues were listed as &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;South West&colon; Ibadan&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;South East&colon; Enugu&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;South South&colon; Rivers&sol;Cross River&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;North West&colon; Kaduna&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;North East&colon; Gombe&sol;Bauchi&comma;” and &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;North Central&colon; Nasarawa&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The party fixed its National Convention for &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Friday 27th – Saturday 28th March&comma; 2026&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Alongside the timetable&comma; the APC announced fees for purchase of forms across party levels&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Under wards&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Expression of Interest for all Ward Party Positions&comma; ₦5&comma;000&period;00&comma;” while &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ward Chairman &lpar;Nomination Form&rpar;&comma; ₦20&comma;000&period;00&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ward Secretary and Treasurer&comma; ₦15&comma;000&period;00&comma;” and &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ward Vice Chairmen and Other Officers&comma; ₦15&comma;000&period;00&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For local governments&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Expression of Interest for all L&period;G&period;A Party Positions&comma; ₦10&comma;000&period;00&comma;” while &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Local Government Chairman &lpar;Nomination Form&rpar;&comma; ₦100&comma;000&period;00&comma;” and other LGA offices attract ₦50&comma;000&period;00 each&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At state level&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Expression of Interest for all State Party Positions&comma; ₦50&comma;000&period;00&comma;” with &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;State Chairman&comma; ₦1&comma;000&comma;000&period;00&comma;” and &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;State Vice Chairman&comma; Secretary and Treasurer&comma; ₦500&comma;000&period;00&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For zonal offices&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Expression of Interest for all Zonal Offices&comma; ₦100&comma;000&period;00&comma;” while &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Zonal Officers&comma; ₦200&comma;000&period;00&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At the national level&comma; the party fixed &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Expression of Interest for all National Party Positions ₦100&comma;000&period;00&comma;” while &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;National Chairman ₦10&comma;000&comma;000&period;00&comma;” and &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Dep&period; National Chairmen &lpar;N&amp&semi;S&rpar;&comma; National Secretary ₦7&comma;500&comma;000&period;00&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The APC further stated that &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Female Aspirants&comma; Youth and Physically Challenged Aspirants are to pay for the Expression of Interest and 50&percnt; of the prescribed Nomination fees for each position&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the announcement was also the appointment of the Imo State Governor&comma; Hope Uzodimma&comma; the Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum &lpar;PGF&rpar;&comma; as the head of the 73-person Central Coordination Committee for the party&&num;8217&semi;s National Convention scheduled for March 2026&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;2 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" &NewLine; 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