The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that despite endorsing President Bola Tinubu as its preferred candidate for 2027, the presidential primary remains open to other aspirants.
The party’s national organising secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, disclosed this at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja.
The party dismissed speculations that it would print one presidential nomination form solely for Tinubu and exclude other party chieftains from the contest.
While confirming that both the National Working Committee (NWC) and various state chapters had adopted Tinubu as the preferred candidate, the Organising Secretary insisted the process remain open.
He said, “It will be the wish of the party, and we, the NWC of the party, have already endorsed President Tinubu as the next presidential candidate of the party. And by extension, other organs have equally done the same thing.
“Governors in the states have done the same, too. It has also been replicated in all six geographical zones of the country. But it does not mean that the door is closed.
“We will definitely not close our doors. When the time comes, our timetable will be made known. Anybody who wants to aspire for the presidency under the APC will not be denied the opportunity to purchase the expression of interest and nomination forms to exercise their franchise.
“We never said we had locked the door. We are only telling people that we appreciate what the President is doing for the people of the country and that he deserves a second term in office when we roundly endorsed him recently.”
“Democracy does not permit dictatorship. While the majority of our members have endorsed President Tinubu, any other aspirant who wishes to contest under the APC platform will still be allowed to do so.”
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