The details were contained in a document signed by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Muhammad Argungu.

According to the schedule, the timetable sets out key processes including screening of aspirants, appeals, primary elections, and guidelines for the purchase of nomination and expression of interest forms.

The party also fixed the cost of nomination forms at ₦100,000,000 for presidential aspirants, ₦50,000,000 for governorship aspirants, ₦20,000,000 for Senate hopefuls, ₦10,000,000 for House of Representatives candidates, and ₦6,000,000 for State House of Assembly aspirants.

In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC reaffirmed its commitment to conducting transparent and credible primary elections aimed at strengthening internal democracy within the party.

The schedule indicates that the sale of forms will begin on Saturday, April 25, 2026, and close on Saturday, May 2, 2026.

Screening of aspirants for State Houses of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate, and Governorship positions is slated for May 6 to May 8, 2026, while presidential screening will take place on May 9, 2026.

The presidential primary election is scheduled for May 15 to May 16, 2026.

Oyebade, who represents the internal party group in Lagelu, claimed the incident occurred at the APC State Secretariat in Oke Ado, Ibadan, on Monday during a meeting convened to resolve disputes over the recent local government congress.

He said he was invited by the APC State Secretary, Fatai Adesina, to attend discussions aimed at addressing lingering disagreements within the party.

According to him, the situation escalated when he refused to sit among certain individuals in the absence of his political leaders, insisting that proper representation was necessary before proceeding.

Oyebade alleged that the meeting, which later moved into the office of the state chairman, became tense and descended into physical confrontation.

He further claimed he was attacked in the presence of party executives and also received threats during the incident, which he said left him injured.

The APC chieftain stated that he has since sought medical attention and reported the matter to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Iyaganku, Ibadan.

However, Olafisoye Akinmoyede has denied the allegations, insisting that the meeting was peaceful and no form of violence occurred.

In a response issued through his legislative aide, Dr. Isiaq Akintunde, the lawmaker explained that the gathering was aimed at resolving internal party issues and not marked by any disruption.

He added that the meeting discussed concerns around Oyebade’s claimed position within the party, noting that official records differ from the role he presented.

The incident has further deepened tensions within the party in the area as both sides maintain conflicting accounts of what transpired.

In a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Adedayo Oketola, the commission maintained that Amupitan does not own or operate any social media account, despite the circulation of alleged posts linked to him.

According to INEC, both internal checks and independent forensic analysis confirmed that the Chairman has no presence on X (formerly Twitter) or any other social media platform.

The statement explained that the findings of the investigation revealed multiple inconsistencies, including timestamp irregularities, which showed that a viral post attributed to Amupitan was published before the original message it was supposedly responding to—an occurrence described as technically impossible.

INEC also dismissed claims attempting to link the account to the Chairman through email addresses, phone numbers, or financial records, noting that verification processes on the platform failed to establish any connection.

The commission further clarified that the appearance of a phone number in records such as BVN or financial platforms does not serve as proof of ownership of any social media account.

It described the situation as a coordinated disinformation effort, revealing that several fake accounts across different platforms were created using the Chairman’s identity.

INEC added that the account at the centre of the controversy was later renamed, made private, and labelled as a parody account shortly after the issue gained public attention.

The commission stated that the findings have been forwarded to relevant security agencies for further investigation and urged members of the public to avoid sharing or engaging with the disputed content.