APC Chairman Briefs Tinubu on Nationwide Primaries in Lagos

The National Chairman of Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, met with President Bola Tinubu in Lagos on Wednesday to brief him on the party's nationwide primary elections. The primaries are selecting candidates for the 2027 general elections.

Yilwatda, speaking to journalists after the meeting, described the ongoing exercise as the most competitive in the country's political history. He attributed the intensity to the party's widespread popularity, stating that thousands of aspirants are vying for a limited number of positions across all levels of government. He praised the conduct of the process, calling it largely orderly, well-organized, and near rancour-free with few complaints.

The chairman reported that President Tinubu was impressed with two key aspects: the extensive logistical coordination deployed across states and the reduced number of violent incidents compared to previous primary exercises. Yilwatda noted this cycle marks the APC's first major deployment of nationwide direct primaries, an operation he compared in scale to a general election.

Despite the positive assessment, Yilwatda acknowledged that some disagreements have...