APC AMAC chairmanship aspirant rejects primary results

Hon. Ishaku Yamawo, a chairmanship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), has rejected the outcome of the party’s recent primary election, citing widespread irregularities and lack of transparency.

Speaking to journalists on Saturday in Abuja, Yamawo—who is a founding member of the APC in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)—described the primary as “deeply flawed” and accused party officials of orchestrating a biased and exclusionary process.

“The AMAC primaries were not only marred by irregularities, but they also undermined the principles of justice, equity, and inclusion that our party claims to uphold,” Yamawo stated.

He alleged that the delegate congress held on June 21 across AMAC’s twelve wards was riddled with irregularities. According to him, APC officials from the national secretariat arrived with a predetermined agenda to favour a particular aspirant, marginalizing others in the process.

Yamawo further claimed that the final primary election, conducted on June 25, lacked transparency and credible communication. “It was a sham. Several aspirants, including myself, were not officially notified. The process was held in secrecy, and the result was clearly prearranged,” he said.

He also decried the handling of the councillorship primaries, specifically in Gwarimpa Ward, where he alleged that a losing candidate was wrongfully declared the winner and issued a certificate of return.

In response, Yamawo has submitted a formal petition to the APC Delegate Congress Appeal Committee but says he has not received any feedback so far.

He called on the newly appointed APC National Chairman, Professor Nantawe Yilwatda, to launch an independent investigation into the AMAC primaries. He also urged the cancellation of the June 25 chairmanship primary and demanded the organisation of a new, transparent election that would address the grievances of all aggrieved aspirants.

“This level of manipulation is dangerous and sends the wrong message to loyal party members—that integrity no longer counts,” he warned.

Despite his criticism of the process, Yamawo reaffirmed his commitment to the party and President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda.

“My loyalty to the APC and President Tinubu remains firm. But silence in the face of injustice is not loyalty—it is complicity,” he added.