The All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed President Bola Tinubu as the party’s sole candidate for the 2027 presidential election.
APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje made the announcement during the party’s national summit on Thursday in Abuja.
“As the chairman of the party and on behalf of the National Working Committee, the only recognised platform, I believe, legally, to field a candidate in any election.
” I hereby affirm the various endorsements and declare President Bola Tinubu as the sole presidential candidate of the APC,” Ganduje said.
The endorsement came as the APC celebrated President Tinubu’s second anniversary in office.
Despite criticism of Tinubu’s policies, including the removal of fuel subsidy and the floating of the naira, APC stalwarts at the event praised the president’s performance.
“If this president has done well, is it not we (National Assembly) that will say so? If he has not done well, is it not we who will give him notice of impeachment?” Senate President Godswill Akpabio said.
“We are not giving him notice of impeachment, we are giving him notice that it was difficult for you in 2023, but in 2027, I see everything turning around, the number of states that are coming to join you, ”Akpabio added.
The endorsement comes as the opposition struggles to challenge the ruling party, with several high-profile members defecting to the APC.
President Tinubu described the defections as part of the “game” and thanked the APC for endorsing him for a second term.
“I am glad of what we have, and I am expecting more. That is the game. We are in a constitutional democracy,” Tinubu said.
