All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed Monday and Tuesday for the screening of presidential aspirants. A total of 23 presidential hopefuls are expected to participate in the screening exercise.
Eleven aspirants are scheduled to be screened on today – Monday, while the remaining 12 are expected to participate in the exercise on Tuesday.
This development follows the earlier postponement of the exercise by the ruling party.
Meanwhile, the APC presidential primary was earlier scheduled to hold on May 29 and 30.
However, on Friday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced a postponement of the June 3 deadline for primaries after a meeting with the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC).
INEC has now given political parties till June 9 to conclude all matters on primaries for the 2023 general election.
Following the postponement of the deadline for primaries by the electoral commission, the APC shifted the date for its primary to June 6.