President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently meeting with governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The meeting is being held in the President’s office inside the Villa.
Governors sighted at the venue include Babagana Zulum (Borno), Hope Uzodimma (Imo), Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe), Hyacinth Alia (Benue), Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti), Peter Mbah (Enugu), and AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), among others.
Some APC governors are also being represented by their deputies.
As of the time of filing this report, the agenda of the meeting has not been made public.
The parley comes less than 24 hours after President Tinubu held a similar meeting with the leadership of the Senate, which was reportedly centred on concerns raised by lawmakers over the party’s ongoing consensus arrangement.
Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress has shifted its presidential primary election, earlier slated for May 15 and 16, to May 23, 2026, while the governorship primaries will now hold on May 21, 2026, in line with a revised timetable for its 2027 general election activities.
The APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Duro Meseko, disclosed this at the end of the 186th National Working Committee meeting in Abuja on Thursday, announcing adjustments to the earlier schedule, including the postponement of key processes such as the screening of aspirants and the consideration of appeals.
Meseko also disclosed that the screening of aspirants, initially scheduled for May 6 to May 8, including the presidential screening set for May 9, has now been rescheduled.
Announcing the adjustment to the APC 2027 schedule of activities, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary stated, “We now have a new revised timetable in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended, the Electoral Act 2026, and the Independent National Electoral Commission revised timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections.
“We hereby present the new revised timetable and schedule of activities for the conduct of the 2027 general elections to the press.
“Notice had already been given to state chapters on Monday, April 20. Sales of forms will commence this Saturday, April 25, to Saturday, May 2, 2026. The last day for submission of completed forms and accompanying documents is now Monday, May 4, 2026. Screening of aspirants—House of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate, Governorship, and Presidential—will hold as follows: Wednesday, May 6 to Friday, May 8, 2026, for House of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate, and Governorship screening respectively. Saturday, May 9, 2026, is the screening for Presidential aspirants.
“Publication of screening results for State House of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate, Governorship, and Presidential will hold on Monday, May 11, 2026. Screening appeals will be handled by the appeal committees from Tuesday, May 12 to Wednesday, May 13, 2026, for the State House of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate, Governorship, and Presidential.
“Primary elections of the All Progressives Congress commence as follows: Friday, May 15, 2026: House of Representatives primary elections. Monday, May 18, 2026: Senate primary elections. Wednesday, May 20, 2026: State House of Assembly primary elections. Thursday, May 21, 2026: Governorship primary elections. Saturday, May 23, 2026: Presidential primary elections.”
He announced that the post-primary appeal committees will sit on Monday, May 18, 2026, for the House of Representatives; Wednesday, May 20, 2026, for the Senate; Thursday, May 21, 2026, for the State House of Assembly; Saturday, May 23, 2026, for the governorship; and Monday, May 25, 2026, for the presidential.
He continued, “That is one of the resolutions today. The second is the schedule of activities and timetable for the 2026 ward, LGA, and state congresses in Zamfara State, beginning Tuesday, April 28, 2026. The ward congresses, LGA congresses, and state congresses will commence on that date.
“Screening of aspirants for ward executive positions will follow on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Ward congresses will be held on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Appeals from ward screening and ward congresses will be held on Friday, May 1, 2026. Appeals arising from LGA congresses and screening of state executive members will also be held on the same day. Appeals arising from state congresses will be held on Sunday, May 3, 2026.
“That is the timetable for the congresses in Zamfara State.”
He explained that the party has adopted the two modes of primary elections provided in the Electoral Act 2026—direct primary and consensus—for selecting candidates for elective positions.
Meseko added, “In this 186th meeting of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, we adopted the mode of primaries as provided in the Electoral Act: direct and consensus mode, with a caveat that members are at liberty to pick.