ADC delays screening of presidential and gubernatorial candidates

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced that it will postpone its upcoming presidential and governorship screening, which was originally scheduled for this weekend.

The announcement came in a statement released by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi.

The statement reads: “The African Democratic Congress, ADC, wishes to inform all presidential and governorship aspirants that the party’s screening exercise earlier scheduled for this weekend has been postponed to Monday, 18th May 2026.”

“Furthermore, due to the security situation affecting some parts of Northern Nigeria, the screening of affected federal lawmaker aspirants will now take place in Abuja.”

“All affected aspirants will be duly contacted with the updated schedules and necessary details.”

“We regret any inconvenience this adjustment may cause and appreciate the understanding and cooperation of all aspirants and stakeholders,” it concludes.