The North-Central caucus of the All Progressives Congress has called on its National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, to resign within two weeks, accusing him of misconduct in the conduct of the party’s recently concluded primaries.
In a strongly worded statement issued on Friday by its chairman, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, the group alleged that the National Working Committee under Yilwatda turned the party’s primary elections into a “money-driven process,” claiming that outcomes were manipulated to favour preferred candidates.
The forum further alleged widespread irregularities across the governorship, National Assembly, State Assembly and presidential primaries, insisting that some winners were imposed while legitimate contenders were allegedly disqualified or edged out unfairly.
It argued that such actions violated the party’s constitution and eroded internal democracy, warning that failure to comply with the resignation demand by June 12 would lead to legal action against the national chairman.
According to the group, results in several states were allegedly altered after voting, with claims that party officials influenced outcomes in favour of selected aspirants.
The statement also questioned the credibility of the presidential primary figures announced by the election committee led by former Senate President Pius Anyim, where President Bola Tinubu was declared winner with 10,999,162 votes against Stanley Osifo’s 16,503 votes.
The forum described the figures as inconsistent with party records, arguing that the APC reportedly has about eight million registered participants, making the announced tally controversial and, in their view, indicative of manipulation.
It maintained that the discrepancies showed that what took place was more of “selection than election,” insisting that the credibility of the exercise had been seriously damaged.
The group also linked the crisis to growing discontent within the party, claiming that several high-profile members had resigned in protest over the primaries’ outcome.
Among those cited was former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, who reportedly left the party after losing the Delta Central senatorial primary, as well as Mustapha Bala Dawaki, a former aide to the national chairman, who also exited after an unsuccessful primary bid.
The North-Central APC Forum warned that continued silence from the leadership could deepen internal divisions and further weaken the ruling party ahead of future elections.
APC North-Central Group Demands Yilwatda’s Resignation, Issues 14-Day Ultimatum
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