The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Tuesday launched the official timetable and schedule of actions for the 2026 governorship election in Osun State, outlining key dates for nomination, screening, delegate congresses, and the first election.
The timetable, signed by the Nationwide Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, and issued from the social gathering’s Nationwide Secretariat in Abuja, revealed that the method will formally start with a discover of election to the state chapter on Friday, October 3, 2025. This shall be adopted by an replace of the membership register throughout the state between Monday, October 20, and Friday, October 31, 2025.
In accordance with the assertion, solely members whose names seem within the register and who’ve been financially updated with their dues for not less than one yr as much as February 2025 shall be eligible to take part within the train, both as voters or aspirants.
The social gathering disclosed that the sale of Expression of Curiosity and Nomination Types will open on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, whereas the deadline for submission of accomplished kinds, supporting paperwork, and delegate kinds is about for Monday, December 1, 2025.
To encourage inclusivity, the APC introduced particular concessions for girls, youths, and individuals with disabilities, PWDs. Feminine aspirants and PWDs are required to buy solely the Expression of Curiosity Kind, because the Nomination Kind shall be issued freed from cost.
Youth aspirants between the ages of 25 and 40 can even profit from a 50 p.c low cost on the Nomination Kind.
The payment construction for the Osun governorship contest was additionally disclosed:
Expression of Curiosity Kind: N10 million
Nomination Kind: N40 million
Whole (Governorship Types): N50 million
Delegate Kind: N5,000
The assertion clarified that the Expression of Curiosity and Nomination Types shall be accessible for buy on the APC Directorate of Group, 2nd Ground, Nationwide Headquarters, No. 40 Blantyre Avenue, Wuse II, Abuja.
On the method of electing delegates, the social gathering emphasised that solely monetary members with not less than three months of energetic membership earlier than the congress shall be eligible to take part, with a subscription charge of 200 monthly.
Different actions on the timetable embrace the screening of aspirants, publication of outcomes, attraction hearings, and the conduct of the governorship main election. The timetable additionally makes provision for a congress to ratify the results of the first according to the 2022 Electoral Act (as amended).
Members and aspirants looking for further data have been suggested to contact the social gathering’s Directorate of Group on 0803-261-8346.
