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Tinubu Our Preferred Candidate, But Others Can Contest – APC.
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Party insists democracy allows all aspirants fair contest.
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NWC, governors, and zones back Tinubu’s second-term bid.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has clarified that although it has endorsed President Bola Tinubu as its preferred candidate for the 2027 general election, the party’s presidential primary remains open to other aspirants.
The party’s National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, made the clarification on Wednesday during a news conference in Abuja.
He dismissed speculations that the APC would print a single presidential nomination form exclusively for Tinubu, thereby shutting out other potential contenders within the ruling party.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that according to him, while the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), state chapters, governors, and organs across the six geopolitical zones have adopted Tinubu, the democratic process of the party will not be compromised.
“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,” Argungu said.
He further explained that the APC would release its timetable at the appropriate time, and all eligible aspirants would be free to purchase expression of interest and nomination forms to contest the presidential ticket.
“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,” he added.
Argungu emphasized that democracy thrives on inclusiveness, stressing that no aspirant willing to contest under the APC platform would be barred.
“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 stated.
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