The All Progressives Congress has released details of the types of primaries approved for its various state chapters.

The list shows the  different modes of Primaries approved for different states.

In many states where the state governors are in battle with rivals such as senators and other influential politicians, the ruling party appears to have favoured the stance of the governors. Such states include Adamawa, Kaduna and Imo.

Direct primaries involve all card carrying members of the party electing its candidates while indirect primaries involves use of delegates to elect party candidates.