The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released guidelines for the conduct of its 2026 presidential primary election.
In a statement issued on Thursday, Felix Morka, the APC National Publicity Secretary, said the party also approved the composition of the presidential primary election committee, appeal committee, and state coordinators.
Morka stated that the decisions were approved by the National Working Committee (NWC) in line with the APC constitution and the Electoral Act.
“The decisions were approved by the Party’s National Working Committee (NWC) in accordance with the Constitution of the Party, the Electoral Act, and APC’s commitment to transparent and credible primary election process,” the statement read.
According to the guidelines, the APC will adopt the direct primary system for the presidential election.
The party said all registered members would be eligible to vote for their preferred candidates across the country’s 8,809 wards.
The APC added that results from the 774 local government areas would be collated by designated collation officers.
The party said state coordinators and collation officers would supervise the exercise in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The guidelines further stated that collated results would be presented to the presidential primary election committee in Abuja on May 24, 2026.
The APC named former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim, as chairman of the presidential primary election committee.
Other members of the committee include former Senate President Ken Nnamani; former Senate Leader Victor Ndoma-Egba; former Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara; and former Kogi State Governor Idris Wada.
The party also appointed former Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari as chairman of the presidential primary election appeal committee.
Other members of the appeal committee include Samuel Piwuna, a former director at the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), and Patricia Etteh, former Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The APC also announced state coordinators and collation officers for the exercise.
Among those appointed are Hope Uzodimma for Imo, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for Kwara, Ahmadu Fintiri for Adamawa, and Babagana Zulum for Borno.
Others include Siminalayi Fubara for Rivers, Dauda Lawal for Zamfara, Teslim Folarin for Oyo, and Uche Ekwunife for Anambra.
The list also features governors and political leaders from all 36 states and the FCT.