APC Primaries Shake-Up: 70 Incumbents, Defectors Lose Tickets amid Protests and Violence

While APC awaits final ratification, at least 70 of its 330 National Assembly members failed to secure tickets for 2027. This list includes several Labour Party defectors disqualified during screening. Senators and Representatives across states from Edo to Delta lost their bids. In Ondo Central, Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire escaped armed attack at his polling unit, forcing a temporary halt to the exercise. Protests and petitions have emerged in Cross River, Kaduna, Delta and Kogi over disputed results and alleged imposition of candidates. The party’s National Working Committee insists final declarations will come from Abuja headquarters after appeals are reviewed.

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