2027 primaries: APC waives screening requirement for Tinubu

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has waived screening requirements for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the party’s primaries for the 2027 general election.

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC announced this at its 188th meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.

The ruling party, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Felix Morka, said it considered Tinubu as duly screened in accordance with the constitution of the party for the purpose of participation in the forthcoming primary elections.

It stated that the decision was made pursuant to the powers conferred on the NWC under Article 13.4 (xiii) and (xiv) of the constitution of APC to organise and supervise the party’s primaries and, in special circumstances, grant waivers, in the best interest of the APC.

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The NWC noted that “President Bola Tinubu has received overwhelming endorsement and vote of confidence from critical stakeholders of the party, including the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), the leadership and members of the National Assembly, and other organs of the party at the APC National Summit of May 22, 2025, and other major statutory events of the party.”

The committee added that “as the incumbent president, and leader of our great party, having been duly screened and cleared ahead of the 2022 presidential primaries, requiring his physical appearance before a screening committee, at this time, would be redundant and unnecessary.”