2018 & 2023 APC Leader & Presidential FlagBearer

2018 and 2023 APC Leader and Flagbearer Aspirant

The National Delegates Conference shall consist of the following : 

1.  Unless specifically provided otherwise in this Constitution, all Members of the National Advisory Committee, the National Officers of the Party, the National Executive Committee, the Regional and District Executive Committees, Members of Parliament belonging to the Party, Members of the Elders Council, Ministers and Ambassadors who are members of the Party when the Party is in governance; 
2. Fifteen delegates from the National Women's Congress including the Leader and the Secretary; 
3. Fifteen delegates from the National Young Congress including the Leader and Secretary and, twenty more delegates from the National Union of APC Students; 
4. Fifty delegates from the Diaspora (including a representative from all branches, chapters or geographical division as the case maybe;
5.  Fifteen delegates from the National Veterans Congress, five of whom must be drawn from the five regions in the Country; 
6.  Eight delegates from each constituency comprising the Constituency Chairman and Vice - Chairman, the Women's Leader, the Veterans Leader, the Young People's Leader, the Secretary, the Organizing Secretary and the Public Relations Officer; 
7. Five delegates from the Persons with Disability Wing; VIII. Ten delegates from each local council having thirty or more APC councillors and five delegates from each local council with less than thirty APC councillors; including the Mayor/Chairperson of that Local Council; .
8.  Ten former APC Members of Parliament; X. Ten former APC Councillors;
9. Representation from affiliates groups constituting not more than two percent of the total delegates count, such delegates to be elected by the groups they represent.
10. . All delegates representing bodies, groups or organisations at the National Delegates Conference shall be elected by the Bodies, Groups or Organisations they represent. 

1.   Be the supreme authority of the Party which shall, to the exclusion of all other organs of the Party have the power to amend or approve or adopt or reject the Constitution and overall policies, programs, budgets and action plans for the Party. 
2. To receive, discuss, adopt or reject the reports of the National Advisory Committee, the National Executive Committee, the National Officers including but not limited to the reports or remarks of the National Chairman, the National Secretary General, the Financial Secretary/Treasurer, the National Women's Congress, the National Young Congress, the National Veterans Congress, the Diaspora, and the Elders Council. 
3. It shall have the right and power to review, ratify, alter or rescind any decision taken by any constituent body/organ, unit or officials of the Party, including the evaluation of the performance of its officials. 
4. To dissolve and elect National officers of the Party. 
5. To elect the twelve non - executive members of the National Advisory Committee and endorse its entire membership. 
6. To elect the Party's Flagbearer who shall become the presidential candidate at the Presidential Election. 
7. To create and constitute committees as it may deem necessary to compliment the work of elected National Officers and all such committees shall be subject to the provisions of this Constitution and headed by the line Officers they are created to compliment. 
8. It shall be the final arbiter of disputes brought to it on appeal from the National Disciplinary and Grievance Handling Committee. i. It may delegate any of its powers to the National Advisory Committee, except the power to elect the Flagbearer. 
9. In Special and Emergency situations, the National Advisory Committee shall perform the role and functions of the National Delegates Conference where it is not possible for a National Delegates Conference to be convened. 

 The National Advisory Committee shall consist of the following members: 

1. The National Chairman; 
2. The Deputy National Chairman; 
3. The National Leader 
4. The Deputy National Leader; 
5. The National Secretary General; 
6. The National Organizing Secretary; 
7. The National Financial Secretary; 
8. The National Publicity Secretary
9.  The National Treasurer 
10. The Chairman of the Elders Council; 
11. The Parliamentary Leader; 
12.  All Regional Chairmen; 
13. The Leader of the Diaspora; 
14. The Leader of the National Women's Congress; 
15.  The Leader of the National Veterans Congress; 
16. The Leader of the National Young Congress; 
17. The National Legal Adviser; 
18. The National Leader of the Persons with Disability Wing
19. Two ex- officio members of the National Advisory Committee; 
20. Twelve non - executive members elected at the National Delegates Conference, with at least two from each region