The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress has approved a waiver of screening requirements for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the party’s upcoming primary elections.
This contained in a statement signed by Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary. Saying the decision was reached during the NWC’s 188th meeting held on Wednesday .
According to the party, the president is deemed to have been duly screened in line with its constitution, clearing him to participate in the primaries without undergoing a fresh screening process.
The committee cited provisions of Article 13.4 (xiii) and (xiv) of the party’s constitution, which empower it to organize and supervise primaries and grant waivers in special circumstances deemed to be in the party’s best interest.
In explaining the move, the NWC noted that Tinubu has received widespread endorsement and a vote of confidence from key stakeholders within the party. These include the Progressive Governors Forum, members and leadership of the National Assembly, as well as other party organs, particularly during the APC National Summit held on May 22, 2025.
The committee also pointed out that Tinubu, as the incumbent president and leader of the party, had already undergone screening prior to the 2022 presidential primaries. It described any requirement for him to appear again before a screening panel as “redundant and unnecessary.”
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