APC chairman begs aggrieved members, seeks unity

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, has issued an apology to party members who felt wronged during the APC's internal primaries. Speaking in Ibadan, Oyo State, Yilwatda stated that the National Working Committee accepts responsibility for any mistakes made by the committee that conducted the primaries. He appealed to aggrieved members to forgive the party and remain united as it prepares for the 2027 general elections.

"If anybody is hurt, if anybody is injured, if anybody is prevented or excluded in any form or the other, we take responsibility. On TV, before Nigerians, we take responsibility for all that has happened. I appeal to everybody that we are sorry," Yilwatda declared. He urged members at all levels to view the matter as an internal family issue.

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If anybody is hurt, if anybody is injured, if anybody is prevented or excluded in any form or the other, we take responsibility. On TV, before Nigerians, we take responsibility for all that has happened. I appeal to everybody that we are sorry.

The APC leadership views Oyo State as strategically important, with a voting population second only to Lagos. The party's governorship candidate in Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, praised Yilwatda for fulfilling promises made to the state within two days, surpassing what stakeholders had previously accomplished. Alli assured the national chairman of the party's continued commitment in Oyo State.

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The promises made when the national chairman invited the aspirants had now been fulfilled. We cannot thank you enough for what you have come to do. What you have achieved successfully in two days, we have not been able to accomplish.