The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reportedly concluded arrangements for the submission of its candidates’ names for the 2027 general elections, ruling out any review of the results of its recently concluded primaries despite protests and petitions from aggrieved aspirants across the country.
According to a report by Sunday PUNCH, top party officials disclosed that the APC has finalised the outcome of the primaries and is awaiting access to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination portal to upload the names of successful candidates.
A senior party official, who spoke anonymously, dismissed reports suggesting that the National Working Committee (NWC) was considering a review of the primary election results.
“We are not reviewing the results of the primaries. The timeline for primaries and appeals has already elapsed. Everything has been concluded and we are only waiting for the code to upload the names of the winners,” the official reportedly stated.
INEC is expected to release access codes to political parties on June 26, while July 11 has been fixed as the deadline for submission of candidates’ particulars.
The development comes amid widespread dissatisfaction among some aspirants who lost during the APC primaries conducted between May 16 and May 18. Reports indicate that no fewer than 54 serving federal lawmakers failed to secure return tickets, prompting petitions and threats of legal action in several states, including Lagos, Delta, Rivers, Kogi, Zamfara, Plateau and Osun.
However, APC sources insisted that most of the petitions lacked merit and did not warrant any alteration of the results.
The report also revealed that Senator Ned Nwoko is challenging the emergence of former Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as the APC senatorial candidate for Delta North, alleging that Okowa did not properly resign from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before joining the ruling party.
Similarly, petitions have reportedly been filed against the emergence of Kingsley Chinda as the APC governorship candidate in Rivers State.
Despite the controversies, APC officials maintained that membership disputes and related complaints are internal party matters and do not constitute grounds for overturning primary election outcomes.
Another member of the party’s National Working Committee also dismissed reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had intervened in the post-primary disputes.
According to the official, neither the President nor anyone from the Presidency has directed the party to revisit the results, adding that all candidates who emerged from the primaries, including those from Lagos State, remain validly nominated.
“Nothing has changed and nothing will be changed. The results are intact,” the official reportedly said.
While the APC leadership appears determined to proceed with the submitted results, some aggrieved aspirants remain hopeful that President Tinubu may still intervene before the names are officially uploaded to INEC.
Some of the dissatisfied aspirants warned that unresolved grievances could negatively affect the party’s fortunes in the 2027 elections, arguing that internal discontent may weaken grassroots mobilisation and voter enthusiasm in key constituencies.
As of the time of filing this report, APC National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, declined to comment on the matter, describing it as an internal party affair, while National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, was yet to respond to enquiries.
