The All Progressives Congress, has announced that interested aspirants for the Osun State governorship primary would pay N50m to procure the nomination and expression of interest forms.
The schedule was signed on Tuesday by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Argungu.
According to the schedule, the expression of interest form is fixed at N10m while the nomination form is pegged at N40m. Female aspirants and persons with disabilities are to obtain the expression of interest form free of charge, while youths between 25 and 40 years are entitled to a 50 percent discount on the nomination form.
The timetable shows that the notice of election to the state chapter will be issued on Friday, October 3, 2025, while the update of membership register will commence on Monday, October 20, 2025, and close on Friday, October 31, 2025.
The sale of nomination and expression of interest forms will run from Wednesday, November 12 to Wednesday, November 26, 2025. The deadline for submission of completed forms and delegate forms is Monday, December 1, 2025.
Screening of aspirants is scheduled for December 3 to 4, 2025, while the publication of screening results will hold on Friday, December 5, 2025. Appeals on screening will take place between December 6 and 7, 2025.
The delegates congress is fixed for Tuesday, December 9, 2025, while appeals arising from the congress will be heard on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. The governorship primary election is scheduled for Saturday, December 13, 2025, with appeals to follow on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
Collection of access codes for submission of nomination forms begins on January 19, 2026. The final list of nominated candidates is to be submitted to the National Working Committee on January 22, 2026, while the final list will be uploaded to the INEC portal on February 11, 2026.
The timetable also indicates that campaigns by the party will commence on March 11, 2026. Submission of names of polling agents to the electoral officer of each local government area is slated for June 23, 2026.
The final day of campaigns and grand finale will hold on Tuesday, August 6, 2026.
