Harnie Gold
Member
According to an announcement made by the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka, the party has postponed it's presidential primary election to June 6 and 8.
The statement below:
“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, 2020 to Monday, 6th – Wednesday, 8th of June, 2022”.
The party's presidential primaries, was initially scheduled to hold on May 29 to 30 but was moved to the new date after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), extended the deadline for party primaries.
The decision by INEC to extend party primaries date by six days, came after much pressure from political parties in the nation for an extension.
Prior to the announcement of the six days extension by INEC's spokesperson Festus Okoye on Friday, parties had initially asked for 37 to 60 days extension of the timetable for primaries but INEC did not accept their plea, stating that such an extension will disrupt other scheduled activities.