Friday, July 10, 2026

Action Alliance postpones special convention for presidential primaries

AA said the postponement followed the extension of the deadline for primaries by INEC.

• May 28, 2022
Action Alliance
Action Alliance

The Action Alliance (AA) party has adjusted its special convention for the presidential primary earlier scheduled for June 3 to June 9.

Dennis Ubani, the party’s spokesperson, announced this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said that this followed the extension of the deadline for primaries by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Mr Ubani said the State Houses of Assembly primaries would be on June 5, governorship on June 5, House of Representatives on June 7, and senatorial on June 7.

“The special National Convention and presidential primary will be held on June 9, the general public and party members should please take note,” he added.

Political parties had earlier requested INEC to review the timelines for political party primaries provided in the timetable and schedule of activities for 2023 general elections.

The parties had requested for a 37 – 60 days extension of the timeline for primaries and the nomination of candidates.

The commission was emphatic that the request could not be granted because it would disrupt other scheduled activities on the timetable, but gave in to it on Friday.

Festus Okoye, spokesperson for INEC said the request was granted in respect to outstanding primaries of political parties only, without prejudice to those already concluded.

(NAN)

We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.

More from Peoples Gazette

farmers

Agriculture

FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology

The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Katsina State

Politics

Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku

“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

Bakalori Irrigation Scheme in Talata Mafara

Agriculture

Birds destroyed 250 hectares of farmland, Zamfara farmers cry out

Farmers have appealed for urgent government intervention after birds invaded their farms and destroyed crops.

States

Humanitarian minister urges companies to support FG’s poverty reduction drive

Humanitarian affairs minister Bernard Doro has urged corporate organisations to provide tangible corporate social responsibility initiatives to communities to reduce poverty.

Governor Alex Otti

Health

Abia governor seeks Stanbic partnership on infrastructure

The Abia government has expressed readiness to partner with Stanbic IBTC on infrastructure financing, targeting the proposed Abia Medical City, Obuaku Seaport and SME development.

Zamfara Governor Dauda Lawal

Rights

Zamfara governor approves six-month maternity leave for civil servants

The Zamfara government has approved six-month maternity leave for female civil servants to promote exclusive breastfeeding and improve maternal and child health.

Gender Based Violence

NationWide

Amnesty International, lawyers push for survivor-centred GBV response

The call came during a two-day training for lawyers and civil society representatives on the legal response to GBV, organised by the rights organisation in Owerri on Thursday.

Kano tricycle riders

Kano

Kano tricycle riders support govt’s waste bin reintroduction

The chairman of the Tricycle Riders Association, Sani Saidu-DanKoli, disclosed this in an interview in Kano on Thursday.