The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has postponed its presidential and governorship screening exercise ahead of the 2027 general elections.Continue »
The party announced that the exercise, earlier billed to hold this weekend, will now take place on Monday, May 18, 2026.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi.
According to the statement, the adjustment affects all aspirants seeking to contest for presidential and governorship tickets under the platform of the party.
“The African Democratic Congress wishes to inform all presidential and governorship aspirants that the party’s screening exercise earlier scheduled for this weekend has been postponed to Monday, May 18, 2026,” the statement said.
Although the party did not give detailed reasons for the postponement, it noted that new arrangements had also been made for some federal lawmaker aspirants from parts of Northern Nigeria affected by insecurity.
The ADC explained that the affected aspirants would now undergo their screening in Abuja instead of their earlier designated locations.
“Furthermore, due to the security situation affecting some parts of Northern Nigeria, the screening of affected federal lawmakers’ aspirants will now take place in Abuja,” the statement added.
The opposition party also assured aspirants that fresh schedules and other necessary information would be communicated directly to them.
“We regret any inconvenience this adjustment may cause and appreciate the understanding and cooperation of all aspirants and stakeholders,” the party stated.
