The lawmaker representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, Hon. James Faleke has officially picked up the 2027 All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential nomination forms for President Bola Tinubu.
The House of Representatives member obtained the presidential forms which included Expression of Interest and Nomination documents for Tinubu at the APC national secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
The documents, valued at ₦100 million, were presented to Faleke by the APC National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Argungu.
As the founder of the Tinubu Support Groups, Faleke’s action is widely interpreted as a formalization of the President’s bid for a second term in office.
This development marks a pivotal moment in the ruling party’s preparations, as political stakeholders begin to align themselves ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Recall also that the Independent National Electoral Commission has scheduled the Presidential and National Assembly elections for Saturday, January 16, 2027, while governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections will hold on Saturday, February 6, 2027.
The commission also announced that party primaries, including the resolution of related disputes, will run from April 23, 2026, to May 30, 2026.
INEC further stated that campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly elections will begin on August 19, 2026, while those for governorship and state assembly elections will commence on September 9, 2026.
For APC, the party has scheduled the sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to take place from April 25 to May 2, 2026, while submission of completed forms is set to close on May 4.
Screening of aspirants across all elective positions – including State Houses of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate, governorship, and presidential races – will be conducted between May 6 and May 9.
The party also fixed May 12 to May 13 for screening appeals for State Assembly and House of Representatives aspirants.
Primary elections are scheduled to begin on May 15 with House of Representatives contests, followed by Senate, State Assembly, governorship, and presidential primaries, concluding on May 23.
The schedule was released on Monday by the National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Muhammad Argungu.
In addition, the APC announced the cost of nomination processes for various offices. Aspirants for State Houses of Assembly are to pay N1 million for Expression of Interest forms and N5 million for Nomination forms, while House of Representatives aspirants will pay N1 million and N9 million, respectively.
For Senate seats, the fees are set at N3 million and N17 million, while governorship aspirants are to pay N10 million for Expression of Interest and N40 million for Nomination forms. Presidential aspirants will pay N30 million and N70 million, respectively.
