President Bola Tinubu, members of his cupboard, 32 state governors, and eight,453 delegates from throughout the nation are anticipated in Abuja for the nationwide conference of the All Progressives Congress, scheduled for Friday (at the moment) and Saturday.
High occasion figures from nationwide, zonal, state, and ward ranges are additionally set to attend the conference, the place new occasion leaders shall be elected.
Mohammed Idris, co-chairman of the media sub-committee for the conference and minister of data and nationwide orientation, disclosed this in the course of the APC World Media Briefing held on the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja on Thursday.
Idris defined that the theme of the conference, “Unity in Progress: Consolidating the Renewed Hope Agenda,” displays the occasion’s id, progress, and future path.
He acknowledged, “The conference hopes to convey collectively delegates from throughout the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory for coverage engagement, management elections, and a proper transition to a brand new set of occasion executives, presenting each decision-making platforms and in addition a second of reflection, consolidation, and direction-setting for the following part of our journey.
“We predict a complete of 8,453 delegates. These are the delegates that we predict to return from throughout the 36 states of the Federation to Abuja.
“The forthcoming Nationwide Conference marks one other milestone in our journey, reflecting each the continuity of our values and the renewal of our management. It gives a chance to spotlight the occasion’s achievements underneath President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and to point out how his guiding imaginative and prescient is being remodeled into tangible outcomes for Nigerians.’’
He continued, “The Renewed Hope Agenda stays central. It guides coverage path, nationwide improvement, and engagement with Nigerians’ aspirations. The conference is, subsequently, additionally a chance to deepen this agenda inside our management and institutional construction, guaranteeing that the occasion and authorities stay aligned in function.”
The minister careworn that the APC would proceed to function as a broad-based political platform that accommodates various opinions whereas sustaining unity, describing such range as a power rooted in dedication to nationwide progress.
He added, “All preparations have subsequently been concluded for a clean, clear, and credible conference on the iconic Eagle Sq. right here in Abuja, as acknowledged within the official notices that we now have supplied.
‘’All of the committees which have been arrange by the occasion have finalised their assignments and operational methods to make sure clean coordination, effectivity, and order. Each element has been attended to in order that the conference proceeds with out avoidable disruption.”
In his remarks, the Chairman of the APC Nationwide Conference Central Coordinating Committee and former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, mentioned the occasion is working strictly inside its zoning framework and famous that no litigation affecting the conference has been delivered to their consideration.
Masari mentioned the 25 sub-committees concerned within the planning are happy with the extent of preparation to date.
“We guarantee Nigerians and even these exterior Nigeria that the APC may be very prepared for the 2026 conference, which is able to begin within the early hours of tomorrow (at the moment).”
Responding to questions on zoning-related disputes, he emphasised that the occasion adheres to federal character ideas in allocating positions.
“Like I mentioned, and I’ll repeat, APC is a accountable occasion in Nigeria. Consistent with federal character, all workplaces are zoned. In case you come to purchase a kind, and you might be shopping for a kind, solely purchase the shape zoned to your zone.
‘’When there may be zoning in A, and you might be in Z, and also you wish to purchase a kind in A, we suspect that you’re solely there to create confusion. So, who likes confusion? The way in which our nation is, the constructions of the occasion are on a zonal foundation. The NWC members are distributed in keeping with zones.’’
“So, in case you are contesting for an workplace that’s not zoned to your zone, how are you going to say you might be being democratic? We suspect that these sorts of individuals are , possibly as brokers, to return and destroy our occasion, which we won’t conform to. And I do know Nigerians won’t agree.
“We aren’t conscious that anyone has gone to courtroom. We’ve got not been served. I’m positive you recognize we’re a accountable occasion. If we’re served, we’ll take discover of that. Are you able to pay for one thing that you just don’t have? You’ll be able to solely maintain one thing that you’ve got,” he careworn.
Forward of the conference, some occasion members had accused the management of excluding them from the method.
A celebration chieftain, Fubara Dagogo, filed a swimsuit on the Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja, protesting his exclusion from the South-South Zonal Congress held in Asaba on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, regardless of assembly all constitutional necessities, together with cost of N5.1 million for the nomination kind.
Nevertheless, Taraba State Governor and Chairman of the APC Nationwide Conference Appeals Committee, Agbu Kefas, expressed optimism that the conference would proceed with out disruption.
Talking after the committee’s assembly on Thursday night time, Kefas mentioned preparations have been enough to deal with any sudden points.
He acknowledged, “I don’t assume we’re envisaging any downside, however we at all times need to be ready. These are processes and procedures for this type of election.
“We’re going to the conference, and you can’t fully rule out something. However with what we now have completed to date, I feel we can have a really hitch-free train.”