President Bola Tinubu has officially collected the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination forms ahead of the 2027 presidential elections.
The lawmaker representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, James Faleke, picked the forms on behalf of President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja.
APC National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Argungu, who declared the commencement of the sales of nomination forms, formally presented the documents to Faleke after the payment of
₦100 million on behalf of the President.
According to the timetable for the 2027 general elections released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled for Saturday, January 16, 2027, while governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections will hold on Saturday, February 6, 2027.
INEC also disclosed that party primaries, including the resolution of disputes arising from them, would take place between April 23 and May 30, 2026.
Going by the INEC timetable, campaign activities are expected to officially commence on August 19, 2026 for presidential and National Assembly elections, while governorship and state assembly campaigns would commence on September 9, 2026.
Recall that On Monday, APC released its revised timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 General Elections.
Under the revised plan, the sale of nomination forms is scheduled to take place from 25 April to 2 May 2026, while the submission deadline for completed forms has been fixed for 4 May 2026.
Screening of aspirants will follow from 6 – 9 May 2026, covering contestants for State Houses of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate, governorship, and presidential tickets in phases.
“Screening appeals: State House of Assembly and House of Representatives — Tuesday, 12 to Wednesday, 13 May, 2026.”
Primary elections are set to begin on 15 May 2026, starting with the House of Representatives, and will proceed through the Senate, State Houses of Assembly, governorship, and presidential contests, concluding on 23 May 2026.
Directives on sale of forms
The party pegs total presidential form at N100 million, governorship at N50 million.
“House of Assembly: N1,000,000 for Expression of Interest and N5,000,000 for nomination making it a total of N6,000,000.
“House of Representatives: N1,000,000 for Expression of Interest and N9,000,000 for nomination making it a total of N10,000,000
“Senate: N3,000,000 for Expression of Interest and N17,000,000 for nomination making it a total of N20,000,000.
“Governorship: N10,000,000 for Expression of Interest and N40,000,000 for nomination making it a total of N50,000,000.
“Presidential: N30,000,000 for Expression of Interest and N70,000,000 nomination making it a total of N100,000,000,” the party said.
It said female aspirants, youth and physically challenged aspirants are to pay for the expression of interest and 50 per cent of the prescribed nomination fees for each position.
