On May 9, 2022, the former Minister of State for Petroleum collected his APC nomination and expression of interest forms in Abuja. He acquired the forms before the sale’s deadline.
Senator Godswill Akpabio, the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, declared his candidacy for the 2023 presidential election on the APC platform on May 4, 2022, at the Ikot Ekpene Township Stadium in Akwa Ibom.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, a coalition of women and youth organisations from Southern Jos, Plateau State, acquired the APC senatorial nomination form for the former minister ahead of the 2023 general election. Tallen’s antecedents in service to humanity, particularly women and children, were honoured, according to the group.