Primaries: Purported list of successful candidates fake, unauthorised – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned the purported official list of successful candidates from its recently-held primaries in circulation, describing it as fake and unauthorised.

The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the party had not released any official list of winners of its primaries.

“The APC hereby informs the general public that it has not released the official list of successful candidates from its recently-conducted primaries,” he said.

Morka called on members, stakeholders and the general public to disregard any publication or report announcing the outcome of the primaries.

According to him, successful candidates will be duly notified through the party’s official channels and certificates of return will thereafter be issued in accordance with established procedures.

The APC spokesperson urged the public to rely only on official communications from the party.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened its window for political parties to upload the names of candidates emerging from primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections.

While APC said the original list of its successful candidates at the primaries had not been officially made public, NAN, however, confirmed from party sources that internal collation and verification processes are already ongoing pending the release of the list to the public.

According to the source, it has become expedient for the party to disassociate itself from the circulating fake list in order to guard against misinformation and prevent confusion among aspirants, members and the electorate.