The ruling All Progressives Congress has denied reports circulating widely on social media that it has fixed the price of nomination forms for the 2027 general elections, describing the claims as false, misleading, and not originating from the party.
The clarification was issued on Saturday in a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, in response to online speculation that the APC had pegged its presidential nomination form at ₦200 million.
What the APC said
In the statement, Morka was unequivocal in denying the party. “The report is FAKE and did not emanate from the party. To be clear, no decision or announcement has been made on the sale or pricing of forms for the 2027 elections. The report is a mere figment of the writer’s mischievous imagination,” he said.
The party urged its members, the media, and the general public to disregard the unverified report and to rely only on official communications from the APC for accurate information regarding its 2027 electoral preparations.
What the viral report claimed
The denial follows the spread of unconfirmed claims on social media that the APC had officially fixed ₦200 million as the cost of its presidential expression of interest and nomination forms — an amount that, if true, would represent one of the most expensive nomination form prices in Nigerian political history. The APC did not name the source of the report or the specific publication it was attributed to.
The pricing of political party nomination forms has been a recurring source of controversy in Nigerian politics. At the 2022 APC presidential primary, the party fixed its presidential nomination form at ₦100 million — a sum widely criticised as prohibitive and a barrier to genuine democratic participation. The figure eventually attracted 28 presidential aspirants, including President Tinubu, who went on to win both the primary and the general election.
With the 2027 campaign cycle not yet formally begun, the APC has said no internal decisions on form pricing have been reached. The party’s National Working Committee is expected to convene formal deliberations on 2027 electoral preparations later in the year.
No APC official has confirmed the ₦200 million figure, and no credible media outlet has traced the claim to a verified party source.