The All Progressives Congress has postponed its special convention for presidential primary for the 2023 general elections from May 29 to June 6.
The announcement was made in a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Felix Morka.
The statement reads: “Following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s extension of deadline for the submission of list of candidates by political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) hereby postpones its Special Convention for Presidential Primary from Sunday, 29th-Monday, 30th of May, 2022, to Monday, 6th-Wednesday, 8th of June, 2022.”
It would be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Friday extended the deadline for the conduct of party primaries ahead of the 2023 general election by six days.
The extension followed the appeal to that effect by the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC.
IPAC had sought an extension of the deadline for primaries to a date between June 3 and June 10.
INEC announced the extension in a statement issued by its National Commissioner of Information and Voter Education, Mr. Festus Okoye.
It said the decision was taken after a meeting with IPAC.
The period, it was said, was to conclude outstanding primaries and prepare to upload the list of candidates and their affidavits on the INEC Candidates Nomination Portal.
