“We Have Not Uploaded a Presidential Candidate Because the NEC Has Decided to Support Tinubu’s Re-election in 2027” – APGA

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has explained why it has not submitted the name of a presidential candidate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2027 general election.

The party said the decision followed its endorsement of President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office.

The APGA National Publicity Secretary, Mazi Ejimofor Opara, said the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC), after extensive consultations, resolved not to field a presidential candidate in 2027, describing its support for Tinubu’s re-election bid as being in the national interest.

Opara, however, stressed that APGA remains fully engaged in the electoral process, adding that the party has successfully uploaded the names of its candidates for the National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly elections to the INEC nomination portal.

“We have not uploaded a presidential candidate because the National Executive Committee of the party has already taken a decision to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027,” Opara said.

He maintained that while APGA would not contest the presidential election, it would participate actively in other elective positions across the country.