The All Progressives Congress (APC) has completed the submission of its candidates for the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections, uploading a total of 471 names to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Candidate Nomination Portal.
The submission includes the party’s presidential ticket of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, alongside 109 Senate candidates and 360 House of Representatives candidates.
APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, announced the completion of the exercise in a statement on Sunday, describing it as a major milestone for the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Yilwatda congratulated the party’s candidates, leaders and members, saying the successful completion of the nomination process demonstrated the party’s readiness for the electoral contest.
“I congratulate our candidates, leaders, and members of APC on the successful 100 per cent upload of our Presidential, Vice Presidential, Senate, and House of Representatives candidates on the INEC Candidate Nomination Portal,” he said.
He added that the party would now shift its attention towards mobilisation, grassroots engagement and preparations for the election campaign.
The development also formally confirms the continuation of the Tinubu-Shettima presidential ticket, ending speculations over possible changes to the APC’s leadership combination for the 2027 election.
The completion of the process followed the deadline set by INEC for political parties to submit nomination forms for presidential and National Assembly candidates through the online platform.
Under the commission’s timetable, political parties were granted access codes to the nomination portal on June 26, while submission of the relevant nomination forms commenced on June 27 in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2026.
