The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed speculations that it would print one presidential nomination form solely for the incumbent, President Bola Tinubu and exclude other party chieftains from the contest for its ticket, in the lead up to the 2027 presidential election
National Organising Secretary of the party, Alhaji Sulaiman Argungu, disclosed this at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja.
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 remains 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”.
He further assured that the APC would continue to abide by the Independent National Electoral Commission’s INEC timetable and the provisions of the Electoral Act to ensure a credible and inclusive selection process.
Argungu also described the party’s victory in recent bye-elections held in opposition strongholds as proof of growing confidence in the ruling party and President Tinubu’s administration.
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