The All Progressives Congress (APC) has ruled out any review of the results of its recently concluded primary elections, insisting that the exercise has been concluded and that successful candidates will soon be forwarded to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The decision comes amid growing discontent among several aspirants who lost during the primaries and have since filed petitions, protested, and demanded fresh elections in some constituencies.
Party sources disclosed that the APC leadership had concluded work on all primary election reports submitted to its national secretariat and was awaiting access to INEC’s nomination portal to upload the names of successful candidates.
A senior party official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, stated that the period for appeals had elapsed and that there were no plans to revisit the outcome of the primaries.
According to the official, most of the petitions submitted by aggrieved aspirants lacked merit and did not warrant any alteration of the results already announced.
“The primaries have been concluded and the appeals process has also ended. We are simply waiting for the necessary code to upload the names of candidates. There is no review of results before us,” the source said.
INEC is expected to release access codes to political parties on June 26, while July 11 has been fixed as the deadline for the submission of candidates’ particulars for the 2027 general elections.
The primaries, held between May 16 and May 18, reportedly saw at least 54 serving federal lawmakers fail to secure return tickets, triggering complaints in several states, including Lagos, Delta, Rivers, Kogi, Zamfara, Plateau and Osun.
Party insiders revealed that many of the appeals centred on issues such as zoning arrangements and membership disputes, matters APC officials described as either pre-primary concerns or internal party issues.
In Delta State, Senator Ned Nwoko is said to be challenging the emergence of former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as the APC senatorial candidate for Delta North. Nwoko’s petition reportedly questions Okowa’s eligibility following his recent defection from the Peoples Democratic Party.
Similarly, in Rivers State, some party members have challenged the emergence of Kingsley Chinda as the APC governorship candidate, raising concerns over his political transition from the PDP.
However, APC officials maintain that once an individual’s name appears in the party register, questions regarding membership become an internal matter for the party to determine.
Meanwhile, another member of the party’s National Working Committee dismissed reports suggesting that President Bola Tinubu had intervened in the post-primary disputes.
The official said neither the President nor any representative of the Presidency had directed the party leadership to review the results, stressing that all candidates who emerged from the primaries, including those in Lagos State, remain recognised winners.
“Lagos results remain intact. Nothing has changed and nothing will be changed. The overwhelming majority of petitions did not succeed, and the results remain as announced,” the source stated.
Despite the party’s position, some aggrieved aspirants remain hopeful that President Tinubu may still step in before the final submission of candidates’ names to INEC.
One Lagos-based aspirant alleged that influential figures within the party were preventing the President from getting an accurate picture of the situation, expressing confidence that Tinubu would examine the issues objectively if fully briefed.
Another aspirant warned that unresolved grievances could negatively affect the APC’s fortunes in the 2027 elections, cautioning that dissatisfied members might either defect or remain within the party while working against its interests.
The aspirant urged the party leadership to resolve lingering disputes quickly to allow the President focus on governance and national challenges.
