The All Progressives Congress (APC) has set the price for its 2027 presidential nomination form at ₦100 million, comprising a ₦30 million expression of interest fee and a ₦70 million nomination fee. The governorship form is priced at ₦50 million, broken into ₦10 million for expression of interest and ₦40 million for nomination. Other forms include Senate at ₦20 million, House of Representatives at ₦10 million, and State House of Assembly at ₦6 million, with specified breakdowns for each. Female, youth, and physically challenged aspirants will pay the full expression of interest fee and 50 percent of the nomination fee for any position. The sale of forms is scheduled to run from April 25 to May 2, 2026, at the APC National Secretariat, with completed forms due by May 4, 2026. Screening for aspirants will take place from May 6 to May 9, 2026, beginning with state-level positions and concluding with presidential hopefuls on May 9. Primary elections are set between May 15 and May 23, 2026, starting with the presidential primary on May 15–16, followed by legislative and governorship primaries in sequence. The timetable was issued by National Organizing Secretary Sulaiman Muhammad Argungu, OFR, in line with the 1999 Constitution, the Electoral Act 2026, and INEC's revised schedule for the 2027 general elections.
The APC sets a ₦100 million price for its presidential ticket while claiming inclusivity for women and the physically challenged, yet the reduced fee still demands millions they may not access. A party that frames its process as democratic effectively prices out all but the wealthiest, including those it nominally accommodates. Nigerians who lack personal fortunes must rely on sponsorship, deepening ties between office seekers and private interests. The process mirrors past patterns where access to power is measured in bank balances, not public support.
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