APC female aspirant demands clarification over failure to conduct Taraba Reps primaries

A female aspirant for the House of Representatives seat for the Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency in Taraba State, Liya Samuel Lucy, has expressed concern over the failure of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to conduct its primary election scheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2026.

Lucy alleged that she and other party members across the state waited throughout the day for officials from the APC National Secretariat to conduct the exercise, but the election did not hold.

It was gathered that the party’s electoral committee and election materials arrived in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, at about 3 pm on Saturday, a development that reportedly made it difficult to distribute materials to the 168 wards across the state before the close of the day.

Speaking with journalists, Lucy called on the National Chairman of the APC, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, to intervene and direct the electoral committee in Taraba State to officially brief aspirants on the situation and the next line of action.

She lamented that since the arrival of the committee in the state, aspirants had not received any official communication regarding postponement or possible rescheduling of the exercise.

According to her, the development amounts to an infringement on the rights of aspirants, stressing that party members deserve clear information about the electoral process.

Lucy further stated that as Nigeria’s ruling party, the APC should demonstrate transparency and credibility in its internal electoral process for other political parties to emulate.

“I am calling on the National Chairman of our great party, the APC, to ensure that a new date is fixed and properly communicated to all aspirants in the state. The silence from the electoral committee is not good enough for us as aspirants,” she said.

“The committee arrived in the state and proceeded to meet with the State Working Committee, but we have not heard from them. There was no press briefing explaining why the election did not hold on Saturday, and they did not inform the people of Taraba State when the election would be conducted.

“We are completely in the dark about the entire process, and we need clarification from the National Chairman,” Lucy added.