APC NWC Directs Polling Agent Submissions Amid Tensions

Tensions between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and All Progressives Congress (APC) governors have intensified as the party's National Working Committee (NWC) has instructed candidates to submit names of proposed polling unit agents directly to the national secretariat in Abuja. This directive marks a significant departure from the traditional process, aimed at preventing certain governors from undermining APC candidates on election day.

Sources within the party indicated that the NWC's decision was influenced by intelligence suggesting that some governors were plotting to install loyalists as polling agents while funding opposition candidates. The Oodua Progressive Youths League, represented by General Secretary Wale Abdulwaheed, alleged that these governors had encouraged their preferred aspirants, who lost in the primaries, to seek tickets from opposition parties.

This situation reflects a growing strain within the ruling party as the 2027 election approaches, with the NWC signaling a lack of trust in state structures. Additionally, a legal challenge has emerged regarding the recognition of Hope Uzodimma as APC's Imo West senatorial candidate.