National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared that state chapters and electoral committees have no authority to announce the results of party primary elections.
Yilwatda stated that only the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) is empowered to ratify and officially declare primary election outcomes.
He gave the clarification during an interview with a national television station.
According to him, all results from primaries conducted across the country must be forwarded to the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, where the NWC will carry out final verification before any candidate is officially recognised.
“States cannot announce winners until the NWC gives its verdict,” he said, adding that the party’s constitution and guidelines place final authority for the declaration of results on the national leadership.
His directive effectively nullifies several results earlier announced by state chapters and local collation committees following recently concluded primaries.