Full List: Senatorial Candidates Dumped By APC After They Won Primaries
- The APC officially submitted the list of its senatorial candidates for the 2027 general election to INEC after reports from the party's election appeal committee
- In its report, the committee recommended dropping powerful party chieftains, including the former Benue governor, Gabriel Suswam and the son of the Afenifere leader, Taiwo Fasoranti
- A compilation of the list showed that senatorial candidates who emerged as winners during the APC senatorial primaries were dropped by the party's leadership
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)'s National Working Committee (NWC) has dropped five senatorial candidates from the party's final list of candidates, which was forwarded to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2027 general election.
Among the candidates who were replaced was the influential former governor of Benue, Gabriel Suswam. The candidates had been declared winners in the APC primaries, which were held in May.
Source: Twitter
Daily Trust reported that in a letter written to the electoral body by the APC, which was signed by both Nentawe Yilwatda and Ajibola Basiru, the party's national chairman and national secretary respectively, the APC attributed the development to the report submitted by the Primary Election Appeal Committee.
Below is the list of candidates who have been replaced:
Gabriel Suswam
The former governor of Benue was dropped by the party following the report of the appeal committee and was replaced by Emmanuel Memga Udende, who had defeated Suswam, when the latter contested under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections.
In February 2026, Suswam dumped the PDP for the APC in his bid to secure the party's senatorial ticket and sack Udende. Unfortunately, the appeal committee reinstated Udende, and his name has been submitted to INEC as the APC candidate for the Benue North East senatorial district election.
Taiwo Fasoranti
The former secretary to the Ondo state government and son of the national leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, was earlier declared the winner of the APC primary for the Ondo Central Senatorial District election.
However, the APC appeal committee has upturned his election as the party submitted the name of Adeniyi Adegbonmire, the current senator representing the party, for the seat.
Aro Samuel Bamidele
The former member of the House of Representatives, who represented the Yagba Federal Constituency from 2007 to 2011, was declared the winner of the APC senatorial primary for Kogi West.
Unfortunately, the announcement was withdrawn as the APC candidate in its final list, and the ticket was handed over to Senator Sunday Karimi, who is the current holder of the ticket seeking re-election.
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Other APC senatorial candidates
Below is the list of other candidates who have been replaced by the APC primary election petition committee and their replacements:
S/N | Replaced candidate | New candidate | Senatorial district | State |
1 | Edinburgh Uchenna Erondu | Prince Paul Ikonne | Abia South | Abia |
2 | Benjamin T. Aber | Titus Tartenger Zam | Benue North West | Benue |
3 | Mohammed Kabir Bello | Shuaibu Isa Lau | Taraba North | Taraba |
4 | Gbenga Elegbeleye | Olajide Ipinsagba | Ondo North | Ondo |
Presidency defends Tinubu on Obi's attacks
Legit.ng earlier reported that the presidency disclosed that the NDC 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was ignorant about the power-generating capacity of Nigeria.
Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to the president on information and strategy, made the claim while responding to Obi's criticism of President Bola Tinubu.
According to Onanuga, the problem of Nigeria's electricity is not a shortage of gas, while disclosing the actual headache of Tinubu's administration.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
