The All Progressives Congress is facing growing internal tensions across several states as its consensus arrangement ahead of the 2027 general elections continues to generate resistance, competing interests, and political realignments within the party structure.
Findings by the jounalists show that in some states, including Katsina, Borno, and Jigawa, party stakeholders have adopted the consensus option as a strategy to reduce intra-party conflict and promote unity ahead of the elections.
However, as gathered by our correspondent, in other states such as Ondo, Benue, Oyo and others, the party is heading for competitive primaries across key constituencies as aspirants insist on open contests to determine candidates.
Meanwhile, states like Yobe, Ogun, Sokoto, Plateau, Kwara and others are witnessing growing pushback, with several aspirants rejecting consensus arrangements and demanding a more transparent and competitive selection process.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Thursday, submitted the completed expression of interest and nomination forms of Bola Tinubu to the national leadership of the APC in Abuja.
The submission, held at the Shettima Hall of the Bola Tinubu International Conference Centre, attracted top government officials and party stakeholders.
Speaking at the event, Shettima urged Nigerians across political, religious, and ethnic lines to support Tinubuโs 2027 bid, describing it as key to sustaining ongoing reforms and national development.