Pre-primary screening: Tension mounts as APC panels disqualify over 150 aspirants

Key Takeaways

• Petitions, protests, legal threats and accusations of imposition have trailed the ongoing screening of aspirants by ahead of the 2027 general elections, exposing widening cracks wi Petitions, protests, legal threats and accusations of imposition have trailed the ongoing screening of aspirants by ahead of the 2027 general elections, exposing widening cracks within the party over the use of consensus arrangements and the disqualification of aspirants.
• Investigations by The that several contenders were screened out ahead of the official release of results.Party sources told in Jos on Tuesday that the screening committees had completed their assignment, although the national leadership of the party had yet to publish the outcome.
• The delay, insiders showed, has heightened anxiety among aspirants and supporters, with growing fears that the exercise could deepen existing divisions within the state chapter.