The Labour Party has rescheduled its primaries, originally fixed for May 27 and May 29, 2026.
The party said all its primaries would now be held simultaneously on Saturday, May 30, 2026.
The affected primaries are for the offices of President, Governor, Senate, House of Representatives and State Houses of Assembly.
The party disclosed this in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Ken Eluma Asogwa.
According to the statement, the governorship and State Houses of Assembly primaries were earlier scheduled to hold on May 27, 2026.
The presidential and National Assembly primaries were also initially fixed for May 29, 2026.
However, the party said the dates had been adjusted due to their clash with major national events.
The statement read, “This decision became necessary following the coincidence of the earlier dates with two important national events.”
Asogwa explained that the May 27 date coincided with the 2026 Eid el-Kabir, also known as Eid al-Adha.
He added that May 29 would mark the third anniversary of the inauguration of elected public office holders across the country.
According to him, the party considered both events important and decided to adjust its timetable to allow members and aspirants to participate fully.
He said, “In consideration of the spiritual significance of the Sallah celebration and the national importance of the 29th May anniversary, the Labour Party, as a people-oriented and responsive political party, deemed it appropriate to adjust its schedule in order to enable members, aspirants, supporters, and Nigerians generally to fully observe these important occasions.”
The Labour Party expressed regret over any inconvenience the change in schedule might cause aspirants, stakeholders, supporters and members of the public.
It also thanked party members and Nigerians for their understanding and cooperation.
The party urged aspirants and stakeholders to take note of the new date and make necessary adjustments ahead of the primaries.
PrimeTimes Nigeria reports that the rescheduled exercise is expected to determine the party’s candidates for the 2027 general elections across the presidential, governorship, National Assembly and state legislative contests.