The ruling All Progressives Congress is set to conduct its presidential primaries across all 8,809 wards nationwide as the party moves to select its candidate for the 2027 presidential election.

The exercise, scheduled for Saturday, marks a shift from the traditional delegate system, with all registered party members expected to participate directly in the voting process.

Under the arrangement announced by the party, voting will take place simultaneously in wards across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

Results from each ward are expected to be collated at the local government level by officials appointed by the party leadership before being forwarded to state coordinators for final submission to the Presidential Primary Election Committee in Abuja.

The large-scale exercise is regarded as one of the biggest internal elections organised by the APC, involving extensive coordination across hundreds of local governments nationwide.

To oversee the process, the party constituted a seven-member Presidential Primary Election Committee headed by former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim. Other members include former Senate President Ken Nnamani, Senator Victor Udo Udoma, Otunba Grace Titi Laoye-Ponle, Rev. Jolly Nyame and Idris Wada, while Sanusi Musa will serve as secretary.

The party also established an appeal committee chaired by former Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari to handle complaints arising from the exercise.

Meanwhile, APC appointed coordinators and collation officers for all states and the FCT, including several governors and senior party figures.

Among them are Hope Uzodimma for Imo State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for Kwara State, Babagana Zulum for Borno State and Babajide Sanwo-Olu for Lagos State.

Others include Uba Sani, Siminalayi Fubara, former Speaker Yakubu Dogara and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu.