APC Chairman Yilwatda Confirms No Support for Other Parties
Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), announced that the party will not endorse candidates from other political parties in the upcoming 2027 general elections. This declaration was made during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where Yilwatda emphasized that APC governors are expected to support only their party's candidates.
The statement comes in light of the ongoing debate regarding the Rainbow Coalition, a political initiative intended to rally support for President Bola Tinubu's re-election while allowing participants to retain affiliations with their respective parties. Yilwatda clarified that the APC's official stance is to prioritize its electoral interests and that governors will promote APC candidates in their states.
The controversy involves disagreements with Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), regarding whether support for Tinubu implies backing for APC candidates in other elections. Yilwatda firmly rejected any notion that the party's position was ambiguous.
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