Politics
Updated: May 28, 2022

2023: APC Primaries Postponed

By Sydney Elike
May 28, 2022
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its primaries for the 2023 general elections from May 29 to June 6.

The news was revealed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, in a statement hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) extended the deadline for parties to conduct primaries.

"Following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s extension of the deadline for the submission of list of candidates by political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) hereby postpones its Special Convention for Presidential Primary from Sunday, 29th-Monday, 30th of May, 2020, to Monday, 6th-Wednesday, 8th of June, 2022", the statement reads.

The extension of the deadline was announced on Friday and the commission had previously announced a deadline of June 3 for the presidential primaries.