APC to Hold Ward Congress on February 18 as Process Begins Monday

By Peter Dansu  The All Progressives Congress has announced that it will kick off its nationwide congress process on Monday, with ward congr...

By Peter Dansu 

The All Progressives Congress has announced that it will kick off its nationwide congress process on Monday, with ward congresses scheduled to hold on February 18.

The exercise, which will run through the local government, state, zonal levels and climax with the party’s national convention, marks the formal start of preparations ahead of the next general election.

The party’s ongoing nationwide e registration and digital membership update, which began earlier this month, is expected to end tomorrow.

The timetable and modalities for the congresses were reaffirmed on Sunday night in Abuja after a meeting between the Progressive Governors Forum and the APC National Working Committee led by the party’s National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda.

Governors at the meeting endorsed the schedule and agreed with the party leadership on the need to sustain unity, transparency and internal democracy throughout the congress process. The timetable had earlier been ratified by the party’s National Executive Committee at its December meeting.

According to the approved schedule, notices of congresses will be issued to state chapters and the Federal Capital Territory on Monday, February 2. Purchase and submission of forms for ward and local government congresses will take place between February 4 and February 9, while screening of aspirants will be conducted from February 11 to February 13.

Ward congresses will hold nationwide on February 18, with appeals fixed for February 19. Local government congresses, including the election of delegates to the national convention, are scheduled for February 20, while appeals will be heard on February 21.

At the state level, sale of forms for executive positions will run from February 23 to February 27, followed by screening and appeals in late February and early March. State congresses are fixed for March 7.

The party will then move to zonal congresses, with purchase and submission of forms for zonal offices and the national convention scheduled for March 12 to March 17. Zonal congresses will hold on March 21 across the six geopolitical zones, while appeals will be heard on March 23.

The APC national convention is slated for March 25 to March 28.

In a communiqué issued after the Abuja meeting, the Progressive Governors Forum reaffirmed its commitment to deepening internal democracy, strengthening party structures and ensuring a transparent and inclusive congress process. The governors also welcomed updates on the party’s digital membership drive, noting increased youth participation and the integration of National Identity Number verification.

The forum further pledged continued collaboration with the party leadership to deliver what it described as a credible, transparent and unifying congress and convention process for the growth of Nigeria’s democracy.