By Fatima Abdullahi
Moves towards the 2027 presidential race gathered momentum on Tuesday as the lawmaker representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, James Faleke, obtained the All Progressives Congress Expression of Interest and Nomination forms on behalf of President Bola Tinubu.
The forms were handed over in Abuja by the APC National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Argungu, who officially declared the process open. Faleke, who is also the founder of the Tinubu Support Groups, received the documents during the brief ceremony.
By purchasing and submitting the forms—reportedly costing N100 million—for the President, Faleke has effectively kick-started Tinubu’s re-election bid under the APC.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, the Presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled for Saturday, January 16, 2027. Governorship and State Houses of Assembly polls are expected to follow on Saturday, February 6, 2027.
The electoral body also disclosed that party primaries, along with the resolution of disputes arising from them, will take place between April 23, 2026, and May 30, 2026.
INEC added that campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly elections will commence on August 19, 2026, while campaigns for governorship and state assembly elections are set to begin on September 9, 2026.
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