Yobe State APC governorship aspirants reject the party’s reported plan to settle on a consensus candidate for the 2027 election. According to reports, the aspirants say imposing a single candidate would breach both the APC constitution and provisions of Nigeria’s Electoral Act. They argue that the process should follow what they consider transparent and constitutionally compliant internal procedures.
The Punch reports that three aspirants explicitly oppose the consensus option and call for direct primaries. Premium Times similarly states that the aspirants reject any attempt to impose a consensus candidate, citing concerns that such an approach would violate relevant party constitutional rules and electoral law.
The outlets present the dispute as internal to the APC, focused on how the party selects its governorship flag bearer in Yobe ahead of the 2027 general election. While the reports do not detail the identity of the consensus candidate, they agree that the aspirants want the party to use direct primaries rather than consensus arrangements.
