Full List: Reps candidates allegedly dumped by APC after they won primaries
- The APC has reportedly dumped 19 House of Representatives candidates who won at the ruling party's primaries in May 2026
- This was disclosed in the final list of candidates that the ruling party forwarded to INEC ahead of the 2027 general elections
- The House of Reps candidates who were replaced by the ruling APC were 19 from nine major states across the north and south
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has reportedly dropped the names of 19 candidates for the House of Representatives from its final list sent to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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.
Source: Twitter
According to Daily Trust, the document released by the APC showed that the affected candidates cut across eight states in the country. They are Kogi, Abia, Benue, Taraba, Ondo, Niger, Kwara, Kaduna, and Ebonyi.
List of Reps candidates APC dumps
S/N | New Candidates | Candidate replaced | Federal Constituency | State |
1 | Dickson Tarkighir | Ikper Chris Terfa | Makurdi/Guma | Benue |
2 | Sesoo Ikpagher | Livinus Tsar Adzor | Vandeikya/Konshisha: | Benue |
3 | Terser Ugbor | Kohol Shedrach Iornem | Kwande/Ushongo | Benue |
4 | Sekav Dzua Iyortyom | Gideon Inyom | Buruku | Benue |
5 | Austin Asema Achado | Nongo David | Gwer East/Gwer West | Benue |
6 | Peter Abel Diah | Sanusi Mohammed Galadima | Gashaka/Kurmi/Sardauna | Taraba |
7 | Abubakar Lado Abdullahi | Adamu Tanko | Suleja/Tafa/Gurara | Niger |
8 | Adamu Suleiman | Adamu Usman | Lavun/Edati/Mokwa | Niger |
9 | Raheem Tunji Olawuyi | Olasumbo Florence Oyeyemi | Ekiti/Irepodun/Oke-Ero | Kwara |
10 | Mohammed Mamman | Bello Tauheed Abubakar | Edu/Patigi/Moro | Kwara |
11 | Donald Ojogo | Akingboye Leke | Ilaje/Ese-Odo | Ondo |
12 | Festus Olarewaju | Rasaq Obe | Idanre | Ondo |
13 | Oluwatimehin Akintomide | Kayode Ijalana | Owo/Ose | Ondo |
14 | John Odimayo | Olumuyiwa Daramola | Okitipupa/Irele: Okunjinmi | Ondo |
15 | Michel Olamidotun Akintomide | Abiola Makinde | Ondo West/Ondo East | Ondo |
16 | Festus Ayodele Adefiranye | Oyerinmade Matthew | Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo/Odigbo | Ondo |
17 | Abdulazeez Kaka | Samaila Abdu Suleiman | Kaduna North | Kaduna |
18 | Samuel Okezie | Chris Nkwonta | Ukwa East/Ukwa West | Abia |
19 | Ekumankama Joseph Nkama | Iduma Igariwey Enwo | Afikpo North/Edda | Ebonyi |
APC chances in 2027 election
The ruling APC has positioned itself to return to power in the 2027 general election. President Bola Tinubu is standing as the party's presidential candidate in the election. The strong candidates the president would be facing in the election are Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
In the 2023 elections, Atiku and Obi came close to President Tinubu, and they contested the outcome of the poll in the Supreme Court. However, the apex court dismissed their appeal over lack of merit and 2027 is expected to be a rematch for the trio.
Source: Twitter
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.
Source: Legit.ng
