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APC denies zoning Presidency, approves revised timetable for NASS, governorship primaries

The APC has said the National Working Committee never made a decision on zoning.

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This is even as the party adjusted the timetable schedule of activities for the House of Assembly, National Assembly, governorship primaries and appeals by aggrieved aspirants.

This was disclosed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, on Wednesday at the APC Secretariat in Abuja.

The development came three days after the party officially denied speculations making the rounds that it was planning to revise the timetable of the primaries.

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According to him, “There’s no such decision (zoning) made by the National Working Committee.”

Morka’s statement connotes what many political observers have earlier feared– the party’s presidential ticket may return to the North

Continuing, Morka disclosed that the APC had approved a revised timetable schedule of activities for the House of Assembly, National Assembly, governorship primaries and appeals that arise from the exercise.

“Our governorship and House of Representatives primaries will now take place on Thursday, May 26, 2022. The Senate and House of Assembly primaries will now take place on Friday, May 27, 2022.

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“The election appeals for governorship and the House of Representatives will now take place on Friday, May 27, 2022,” he said.

The publicity secretary stated that while the appeals for the Senate and House of Assembly primaries would take place on Saturday, May 28, the special convention and presidential primary will take place between the May 29 and 30.

On the mode of election, Morka said that they would be contained in the guidelines that would soon be issued.

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The chairman, however, declined to comment further on when Nigerians should expect the zoning arrangement from the party.

As tension continues to mount over the APC primaries, many aspirants are beginning to fancy their chances at the upcoming convention.

The party had failed to announce the results of last weekend’s screening of governorship, senatorial and House of Representatives aspirants on Monday as expected.

Despite waiting till late in the night, journalists left the APC secretariat disappointed.

However, our correspondent gathered that the APC had cleared 145 governorship aspirants for the Friday primaries.

Also, of the 351 aspirants who purchased senatorial nomination forms, 340 got a clean bill of health.

In the same vein, a senatorial aspirant from one of the South-West states, who picked the nomination form, failed to appear before any of the three screening panels at the weekend.

(Punch)