By Jude Opara
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at its 188th Meeting, held at the party’s National Secretariait on Wednesday resolved to waive the screening requirements for President Bola Tinubu.
A statement by the National Publicity Secretary (NPS) of the party, Barr. Felix Morka said the APC has deemed the President as duly screened in accordance with the Constitution of the Party for the purpose of participation in the upcoming primary elections.
Morka wrote; “This 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 Party”.
The APC further argued that the President 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.
According to the statement, as the incumbent President, and leader of the Party, and having been duly screened and cleared before the 2022 presidential primaries, which required his physical appearance, insisting that Tinubu appears before a screening committee, at this time, would be redundant and unnecessary.
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