APC POSTPONES ITS PRIMARY ELECTIONS AGAIN
-By Joseph Omoniyi
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has again postponed its
presidential direct primary election earlier scheduled for Tuesday September 25th, to Thursday September 27th.
APC announced this shift in a statement by its, National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena..
Nabena urged all duly registered party members to collect their permanent membership cards from their respective wards.
This would make it the second time in one week that the party would make changes in its primary election timetable.
Last week, the organising secretary Emma Ibediro had announced a revised timetable for the conduct of all the party’s primaries ahead of the February 2019 general elections, as approved by the National Working Committee.
The 2018 primaries would be held as follows:
Governorship Primaries – September 29, 2018.
Senate Primaries – October 2, 2018.
House of Representatives Primaries – October 3, 2018.
State House of Assembly Primaries – October 4, 2018.
Presidential National Convention – October 6, 2018.
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