FCT: APC pegs Chairmanship forms at N20m, Councillorship aspirants to pay N2.5m

Ahead of 2026, Federal Capital Territory Area Council chairmanship and councillorship polls, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has released timetable of activities for the aspirants seeking to contest the elections.

The move was keeping with guidelines provided by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

According to the timetable of activities for the proposed FCT election released Tuesday by the APC National Organising Secretary, Alhaji Sulaiman Muhammed Argungu, aspirants to the post of chairman in the six area councils are expected to pay a total of N20 million comprising N5million for Expression of Interest forms and N15million for Nomination forms.

Similarly, aspirants, who wish to contest for the position of councillor are to pay a total of N2million comprising N1.5million for Nomination forms and N500, 000 for Expression of Interest forms.

The party granted partial waivers for female aspirants and people with disabilities (PWDs), and they are to pay only for the Expression of Interest forms while the Nomination forms will be granted to them free of charge.

Another initiative introduced by the party which was acclaimed as a good development was that youths agedvbetween 25 to 40 years were offered the forms at fifty percent discount to encourage active participation of young people in the electoral process.

The party however warned that in keeping with the constitution of the APC only fully registered and financially active members are eligible to purchase forms and participate in the primary elections at the area councils when the process commences