Umar Idris Shuaibu, Kano
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released a comprehensive timetable for its 2025/2026 nationwide ward, local government, state and zonal congresses, culminating in the party’s national convention.
The schedule was made public on Saturday by the APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, via his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle.
According to the timetable signed by Basiru, the activities are being conducted in line with the provisions of Articles 11 and 17 of the APC Constitution and are aimed at electing party officials at all levels across the country.
The process will commence with membership e-registration, scheduled to begin on Monday, December 1, 2025, and end on January 30, 2026.
This will be followed by the issuance of notices of congresses to state chapters and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on February 2, 2026.
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Purchase and submission of forms for ward and local government area (LGA) congresses are slated for February 4 to February 9, 2026, while screening committees for the ward and LGA positions will be inaugurated on February 10.
Screening of aspirants will take place between February 11 and February 13.
Ward congresses are scheduled for Wednesday, February 18, 2026, with appeals arising from the congresses to be heard on February 19.
LGA congresses, including the election of three delegates one of whom must be female to the national convention, will hold on February 20, while appeals are fixed for February 21.
At the state level, the purchase of forms for state executive positions will take place from February 23 to February 27, 2026. Screening and appeals for state executives are slated for late February and early March, while state congresses will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
Appeals from the state congresses will be entertained between March 9 and March 11.
The timetable further shows that purchase and submission of forms for zonal congresses and the national convention will run from March 12 to March 17, 2026. Zonal congress committees will be inaugurated on March 18, followed by screening of aspirants on March 19 and 20.
Zonal congresses across the six geopolitical zones are scheduled for Saturday, March 21, 2026, with appeals arising from the exercise to be heard on March 23.
The designated zonal offices are Ibadan for the South West, Enugu for the South East, Rivers/Cross River for the South South, Kaduna for the North West, Gombe/Bauchi for the North East, and Nasarawa for the North Central.
The timetable indicates that the APC National Convention will take place from Wednesday, March 25, to Saturday, March 28, 2026.