Arise News director of politics, Sumner Sambo, has predicted that all Progressives Congress, APC, may witness internal crisis in the coming weeks as aggrieved aspirants react to the outcomes of the party’s nomination process ahead of the 2027 elections.
Sambo specifically stated that the ruling APC in particular
could experience significant internal dissatisfaction in the coming weeks,
saying there would be “a lot of weeping and gnashing of teeth” within the
party.
Speaking on Arise News’ Morning Show on Monday, Sambo said
the development would be primarily caused by disputes arising from party
primaries, consensus arrangements and possible violations of the Electoral Act.
He noted that aspirants who fail to secure party tickets may
be left with limited options, especially as the law restricts candidates from
defecting to other political parties after emerging from primary elections.
Sambo urged Nigerians to pay close attention to the
provisions of the Electoral Act, warning that some political parties could
violate the law during their primaries.
He said: “As we head into the electoral process, these two
weeks that are left are going to be two weeks that, you know, the political
cycle will be overheated. This is because people who lose out to political
parties don’t have the right to defect to any other place. And then the issues
of consensus and whether direct primaries will be tested.
“So I want Nigerians to take a careful look at the Electoral
Act. Read it very well because most of these political parties will be trying
to run foul of that. And any party that runs foul of the electoral provisions,
any member of that party has the right to actually take the party to court.
“The political parties should be very careful and use their
discretion so that they don’t run foul of the law. And of course, that’s why
they have their own legal department.
“But interesting times lie ahead, and especially in the
governing APC, there will be a lot of weeping and gnashing of teeth in the next
two weeks.”
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