Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Friday night announced postponement of its special convention for presidential primary for the 2023 general elections from May 29 to June 6.
A statement by APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, announced this shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission extended the deadline for party’s to conduct their primaries.
“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.”
Prompt News reports that INEC had succumbed to pressure Friday evening by announcing the extension of the deadline for political parties to conduct their primaries by six days.
