Tinubu urges APC to hold primaries where consensus fails

President Bola Tinubu has directed leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, across the country to conduct primary elections in areas where consensus arrangements fail ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Tinubu made the appeal in a statement issued on Thursday by his Special Assistant on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
The president urged party members participating in the primaries, either as aspirants or delegates, to maintain peace and uphold the unity of the ruling party throughout the exercise.

According to him, the APC must avoid internal conflicts capable of undermining democracy and weakening party cohesion.
“Election is an essential ingredient of democracy. Where consensus fails, I urge us all to go into the primaries as brothers and sisters,” Tinubu said.

He stressed that every political contest naturally produces winners and losers, urging all participants to accept outcomes with maturity.

“In every contest, there will be a winner and a loser. I urge the winners not to gloat in victory and the losers to show sportsmanship by taking things in their stride and preparing for another time,” he stated.

“The ultimate winners are those who don’t choose to wreck the boat but rather work to prepare for another round. Our opponents are waiting for us to be against each other; we should disappoint them.”