The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released a revised schedule of activities and timetable for the 2026 governorship election in Ekiti state.
According to the timetable issued on Tuesday by Sulaiman Muhammad Argungu, APC national organising secretary, the process will kick off with the release of a formal notice to the party’s state chapter on Friday, July 26, 2025.
The sale of nomination and expression of interest forms will begin on Monday, August 26, and close on Friday, August 30, 2025.
The party pegged the cost of the nomination form at ₦40 million, while the expression of interest form will cost ₦10 million — bringing the total to ₦50 million.
Female aspirants and persons with disabilities are exempted from paying for the nomination form and will only be required to pay ₦10 million for the expression of interest.
Youths between the ages of 25 and 40 will receive a 50 percent discount on the nomination form, reducing their total payment to ₦30 million.
The party said the delegate form would cost ₦5,000.
According to the timetable, membership register updates will take place between Monday, July 29, and Friday, August 9, 2025.
The deadline for submission of completed forms and accompanying documents is Thursday, September 11.
The screening of aspirants is scheduled for Tuesday, September 23, with the screening results to be published on Wednesday, September 24.
Aspirants dissatisfied with the screening outcome will have the opportunity to file appeals on Thursday, September 25.
The ward congress to elect delegates will be held on Saturday, September 27, while appeals arising from the congress will be heard on Monday, September 29.
The party’s gubernatorial primary election is slated for Wednesday, October 1, 2025, and any appeals will be concluded by Thursday, October 2.
The APC said only financial members whose membership has been active for at least three months before the release of the timetable would be eligible to participate.
The party also said nomination forms would be available at its Directorate of Organisation, located at the APC national secretariat in Abuja.
It urged interested members to make enquiries through the contact details provided in the official document.