A former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Zamfara State, Sani Shinkafi, has cautioned social gathering leaders in opposition to imposing candidates forward of the 2027 common elections.
In a press release issued in Abuja on Thursday, Shinkafi urged the social gathering to make sure clear and credible primaries to keep away from a repeat of the crises that undermined its efficiency within the 2019 and 2023 elections.
He aligned himself with the resolutions reached on the APC stakeholders’ assembly held in Talata Mafara on November 1, chaired by former governor Abdul’aziz Yari, which opposed the imposition of candidates in future elections.
In accordance with him, all aspirants ought to bear credible primaries no matter their standing within the social gathering, noting that solely a well-liked and extensively accepted candidate can safe victory for APC in Zamfara.
Shinkafi additionally reminded social gathering leaders of Part 84(1) of the Electoral Act 2022, which mandates political events to conduct primaries monitored by the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee, INEC. He burdened that consensus is legitimate solely when all cleared aspirants give written consent.
He suggested social gathering stakeholders to study from previous errors and work in direction of reorganising and strengthening APC forward of the 2027 polls to stop inner divisions and electoral losses.
The Zamfara APC has beforehand confronted inner conflicts over candidate choice, together with through the 2019 elections when the Supreme Court docket nullified its victories attributable to invalid primaries. Comparable disputes additionally affected the social gathering’s efficiency in 2023, resulting in losses in key positions.
