- APC denied reports of Tinubu’s intervention in primaries.
- Party said Lagos primary results remain unchanged and valid.
- NWC member dismissed calls for a review of outcomes.
A member of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed reports claiming that President Bola Tinubu intervened in the controversy surrounding the party’s recent primaries.
The party official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, described the reports as false and insisted that neither President Tinubu nor any official from the Presidency had contacted the party leadership regarding any plan to review the outcome of the primaries.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that according to the NWC member, if the President had intended to protect any political interest through intervention, such action would have occurred before the primary elections were conducted and concluded.
The APC official also addressed concerns over the outcome of the party’s primaries in Lagos State, stressing that all candidates who emerged from the exercise had been duly confirmed and their nominations remained valid.
He further disclosed that the names of the successful candidates were already prepared for submission to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
“Anybody who emerged in the Lagos primaries has emerged. Was the President not aware of any issue before their emergence? Lagos results are intact. Nothing has changed, and nothing will be changed,” the APC chieftain said.
He maintained that the party was not considering any widespread review of the primary election results despite petitions submitted by aggrieved aspirants.
“Generally, we are not considering any review of the primary results. Maybe less than two per cent of the petitions filed by aggrieved aspirants succeeded. So, there is no change to the results with us,” he added.
The remarks come amid speculation that the Presidency could step into disputes arising from the primaries in some states.
However, the APC leadership appears determined to stand by the outcomes already announced, insisting that the exercise was largely concluded without significant challenges capable of altering the results.
When contacted for comments, APC National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, declined to speak on the matter.
“This is an internal affair of our party; I can’t discuss that on the pages of a newspaper,” Basiru said.
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