The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday concluded its House of Representatives primaries in several states ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Saturday’s exercise produced a mix of consensus candidates, high-profile victories, and controversies ranging from violence to allegations of candidate imposition and unlawful detention.
The primaries, originally scheduled for Friday, were shifted to Saturday and formed part of the ruling party’s preparations for the next elections.
While many constituencies produced clear winners, the exercise was overshadowed by disputes in states like Ondo, Ekiti, Katsina, and Niger.
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In Ondo State, the APC invited dissatisfied aspirants to submit their complaints to the party’s Primary Appeal Committee.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the State Secretary, Alex Kalejaye, said the committee would sit at the party secretariat along Olu Obasanjo Road in Akure to hear petitions from aggrieved House of Representatives aspirants.
“The party urges aspirants to take advantage of the availability of the Appeal Committee, put in place for the purpose of fair play and justice, to present their complaints,” the statement read.
Kalejaye said the committee would remain at the secretariat until all complaints had been addressed “in the interest of fairness and unity of the fold”.
It was a similar situation in Ekiti State, where the APC declared the primary election in Oye/Ikole Federal Constituency inconclusive following violence in some voting centres.
The Chairman of the National Assembly Primary Election Committee, Asipa Wasiu, said the process could not be completed due to “pockets of crisis” and that the APC National Working Committee (NWC) would determine the next course of action.
“As we are all aware, we have six federal constituencies in Ekiti. But the issue in Ekiti North One, which comprises Oye and Ikole, is going to be handled by the National Working Committee of the party,” he said.
Wasiu urged party members and stakeholders to await further directives from the NWC.
Despite the disruption, winners emerged in five other constituencies.
