APC extends sale of forms, submission deadline

The All Progressives Congress has extended the deadline for the sale and submission of nomination forms ahead of the 2027 general elections.

APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Duro Meseko, who disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, said the sale of forms will now close at midnight on Monday, May 4, 2026.

PidomNigeria Online reports that the ruling APC on Tuesday commenced the sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for aspirants seeking to contest various offices ahead of the 2027 general elections.

According to the party’s 2027 timetable, the sale of forms was initially scheduled to begin on Saturday, April 25 and end on Saturday, May 2, 2026, but the exercise eventually started three days later than planned.

Meseko explained that all other timelines remain unchanged, with only the sale and submission of forms extended.

He stated, “We just finished the 187th meeting of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress this day, Thursday, 30th of April, 2026. And we have some resolutions of the meeting.

“The sales of nomination and expression of interest forms for the offices under the APC for the forthcoming primaries have now been extended till midnight Monday, 4th of May, 2026.

“The submission of forms was to be Saturday, 2nd May, 2026 before, but submission has now been extended to midnight of Tuesday, 5th of May, 2026.

“Sales of forms, which should have ended on Saturday, May 2nd for offices under the APC, have been extended till Monday, 4th. Submission of all forms for Houses of Assembly, Reps, Senate, Governorship and Presidential is now extended till midnight of Tuesday, May 5th, 2026, while screening will start on Wednesday, 6th May, 2026, for all offices.

“We expect all the relevant officers of the party and also aspirants to take note of this important development. As you know, we have a public holiday on Friday and that has been the reason to allow everybody because as at this afternoon we have been getting calls from stations that people want to buy form due to the public holiday.

“Other timelines remain the same. It is only the sales and submission of forms that have been extended.”

Meanwhile, stakeholders from Taraba State have secured the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for Governor Agbu Kefas to contest the 2027 governorship election for a second term.

The forms were collected on Thursday in Abuja by a delegation comprising federal lawmakers, party officials, and other key stakeholders from the state.

Speaking after the exercise, on behalf of the delegation, Senator Haruna Manu said the move reflects strong backing for Kefas’ re-election bid, adding that “almost all major stakeholders” of the party in Taraba were present at the event.

He said, “We are here to pick the nomination and expression of interest forms for the Executive Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas, for his second term by the grace of God. And from the people you have seen, I can tell you that every critical APC stakeholder in Taraba State is here. What we have done is just to pick the nomination and expression of interest forms.

“We just informed some of them about an hour ago. I am sure the crowd will be bigger by the time we are returning the forms on Monday. I want us to see this form beyond 2027.”