The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State screens candidates seeking the party’s ticket for the 2027 House of Assembly elections, amid reported internal tension. Multiple outlets say the Kwara APC screening exercise involved 158 aspirants competing for 24 seats. Vanguard reports that 105 aspirants were screened out, suggesting a large number of rejections during the process. Punch and Premium Times describe the screening as a structured party exercise aimed at producing candidates for the 24 constituencies.
Premium Times quotes the chairman of the screening committee, Success Musa, who links the high number of applicants to the party’s acceptability, popularity and claims of internal democracy. Punch similarly says the party screened 158 aspirants and promised a credible and fair process to help secure party victory in the 2027 elections. Taken together, the reports indicate that while many aspirants are assessed through the APC screening process, a significant portion does not pass the criteria used by the party, feeding concerns about tension within the party in Kwara.
