National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has wielded the big hammer against state chapters or electoral committees.
Yilwatda declared that lower organs of the party have no powers to declare results of primary elections.
To the national chairman, only the National Working Committee (NWC) can ratify and officially declare results.
He gave the clarification in an interview with a national television station.
He said all results from the primaries conducted across the country must be transmitted to the party’s national headquarters in Abuja, where the NWC will carry out final verification before any winner is officially recognized.
“States cannot announce winners until the NWC gives its verdict,” stressing that the party’s constitution and internal guidelines place the final authority for primary election declarations on the national leadership.
His directive has nullified several results already announced by state chapters and local collation committees following the recently concluded primaries.
