The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, has said the party’s ongoing nationwide primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections are the most competitive in Nigeria’s political history.
Yilwatda said the sheer volume of aspirants jostling for a handful of elective positions across the country was proof of the ruling party’s deep penetration into every community in Nigeria.
The national chairman made the declaration on Wednesday evening while speaking with journalists outside President Bola Tinubu’s Ikoyi, Lagos residence, where he had gone to brief the President on the state of the primaries and receive direction on the way forward.
He explained, “The assessment is very simple. You can see how competitive our party has turned out to be. In just simple demand and supply, we have a few positions, and we have thousands of people who have come to vie for these positions across the country, the most competitive ever in the history of Nigeria.
“It shows how APC has penetrated all communities in Nigeria, and how it is accepted by Nigerians, and how every facet of Nigeria wants to be involved in APC.
