The member of the House of Representatives for Ikeja federal constituency, James Faleke,has picked the All Progressives Congress (APC) expression of interest and nomination forms on behalf of President Bola Tinubu.
Suleiman Argungu, the APC national organising secretary, formally presented the forms to Faleke, who is also the founder of the Tinubu Support Groups, at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.
The forms, which cost N100 million, were paid for on behalf of the president.
A photograph from the event showed Faleke standing with Argungu and other APC officials during the formal presentation of the forms.
His collection of the documents signals the official kick-off of Tinubu’s bid for a second term in the 2027 presidential election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the presidential and national assembly elections for Saturday, January 16, 2027.
The governorship and state houses of assembly polls are scheduled for Saturday, February 6, 2027.
According to INEC’s timetable, party primaries and the resolution of pre-election disputes will be held between April 23 and May 30, 2026.
Campaigns for the presidential and national assembly elections are expected to begin on August 19 while governorship and state assembly campaigns will commence on September 9.
