2027: APC waives screening requirement for Tinubu

The Nigerian ruling party, the All-Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that it has waived screening requirements for President Bola Tinubu, who is seeking a second term in office on the party’s platform.

APC spokesperson Felix Morka announced this in a statement he posted on X on Wednesday evening.

Mr Morka said the decision was reached by the National Working Committee of the party at its meeting on Wednesday.

“This decision was made pursuant to the powers conferred on the NWC under Article 13.4 (xiii) and (xiv) of the Constitution of APC to organise and supervise the Party’s primaries and, in special circumstances, grant waivers, in the best interest of the Party,” he wrote.

The screening would have required Mr Tinubu to appear before a screening committee, which would have asked him questions and reviewed his credentials. Screening committees can approve or disqualify a candidate. In his statement, Mr Morka said the NWC’s decision means that the president has been “duly screened.”

The APC has already adopted Mr Tinubu as its presidential candidate but is expected to hold a convention where the adoption would be formalised.