It has emerged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has quietly settled the question of who its authentic candidates are for the 2027 governorship, Senate, House of Representatives and House of Assembly elections, even as the party publicly insists no such list exists.
According to a Daily Sun report, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC has approved a comprehensive list of candidates across the states, and State Working Committees (SWCs) have since begun issuing INEC nomination forms exclusively to those cleared by the national leadership.
The report finds that the development comes weeks after the party’s primaries were marred by widespread crises, with parallel congresses and rival candidates emerging in several states, leaving the question of legitimate flag bearers unresolved in the public eye.
It explained that the APC has chosen to keep the resolution of disputes out of public view, fearing a backlash from aggrieved aspirants and their supporters should the leadership be seen to be openly dictating outcomes.
Meanwhile, in all 31 states controlled by the APC, candidates backed by their governors have received their INEC nomination forms from the party’s state leaders.
Officially, the party has repeatedly dismissed reports of an approved candidates list as fake. However, behind the scenes, chairmen, deputy chairmen, and secretaries of state on working committees have been quietly handing out Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination forms only to candidates backed by the national leadership, a clear signal of where authority over the process truly lies.
