{"id":196885,"date":"2026-03-17T12:23:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/apc-confirms-zoning-for-nwc-position-ahead-of-convention"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:32:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T12:32:45","slug":"apc-confirms-zoning-for-nwc-position-ahead-of-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-confirms-zoning-for-nwc-position-ahead-of-convention","title":{"rendered":"APC Confirms Zoning for NWC Position Ahead of Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The All Progressives Congress, APC, has reaffirmed that its existing zoning arrangement for National Working Committee, NWC, positions will remain in force ahead of the party\u2019s 2026 National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the party\u2019s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said the decision is intended to guide aspirants and ensure stability within the party as it prepares for key internal elections.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, the zoning formula outlined in the published 2026 Schedule of Nationwide Congresses, National Convention and Related Activities remains valid and will be strictly applied during the convention process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe existing zoning arrangement for National Working Committee positions across states within the geo-political zones remains valid and applicable to the upcoming National Convention,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The party also advised aspirants seeking national offices to strictly comply with the zoning framework when obtaining and submitting their Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccordingly, aspirants are advised to be STRICTLY GUIDED by the existing zoning arrangement,\u201d Morka added.<\/p>\n<p>The APC noted that maintaining the zoning structure would help ensure fairness, balance and orderliness in the conduct of the party\u2019s internal processes ahead of the convention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The All Progressives Congress, APC, has reaffirmed that its existing zoning arrangement for National Working Committee, NWC, positions will remain in force ahead of the party\u2019s 2026 National Convention. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the party\u2019s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said the decision is intended to guide aspirants [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":196884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-196885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>APC Confirms Zoning for NWC Position Ahead of Convention - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The All Progressives Congress, APC, has reaffirmed that its existing zoning arrangement for National Working Committee, ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-confirms-zoning-for-nwc-position-ahead-of-convention\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"APC Confirms Zoning for NWC Position Ahead of Convention\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The All Progressives Congress, APC, has reaffirmed that its existing zoning arrangement for National Working Committee, ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-confirms-zoning-for-nwc-position-ahead-of-convention\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-17T11:23:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-17T12:32:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/sm_1773750715.293086.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"411\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-confirms-zoning-for-nwc-position-ahead-of-convention#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-confirms-zoning-for-nwc-position-ahead-of-convention\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"APC Confirms Zoning for NWC Position Ahead of Convention\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-17T11:23:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-17T12:32:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-confirms-zoning-for-nwc-position-ahead-of-convention\"},\"wordCount\":214,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-confirms-zoning-for-nwc-position-ahead-of-convention#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/sm_1773750715.293086.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-confirms-zoning-for-nwc-position-ahead-of-convention#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-confirms-zoning-for-nwc-position-ahead-of-convention\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-confirms-zoning-for-nwc-position-ahead-of-convention\",\"name\":\"APC Confirms Zoning for NWC Position Ahead of Convention - 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