Hon. Ishaku Tanko Yamawo, a chairmanship aspirant in the recently held All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), has raised serious allegations against the party’s internal processes, calling for justice, transparency, and a return to the founding values of the APC.
Addressing a press conference in Abuja, Yamawo, a founding member of the APC in AMAC and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), expressed profound disappointment over what he described as “gross injustice, deliberate exclusion, and abuse of internal democracy” in the build-up to and conduct of the June 25, 2025, primaries.
He stated that despite fulfilling all constitutional requirements—including purchasing nomination forms for ₦20 million and sponsoring delegate aspirants—he was deliberately sidelined and denied participation in a primary election that he described as “shrouded in secrecy.”
According to Yamawo, the delegate congress held on June 21 across AMAC’s twelve wards was a “complete sham” allegedly orchestrated by a committee from the APC national headquarters to favour a particular aspirant. Despite submitting a petition to the appeal committee, he said he received no response or acknowledgement from the party.
Highlighting further irregularities, Yamawo cited misconduct in the councillorship primaries in wards such as Gwarimpa, where he alleged that a losing aspirant was wrongfully declared the winner and issued a certificate of return.
He warned that such manipulations set a dangerous precedent for the party and risk demoralizing loyal members who have sacrificed for the party’s growth. “This is not just unacceptable; it is a betrayal of every principle the APC was founded upon,” he said.
Yamawo called on the new APC National Chairman, Professor Nantawe Goshwe Yilwatda, to immediately constitute an independent investigative committee to probe the conduct of the AMAC congress and primaries, nullify the June 25 chairmanship primary, and address all pending petitions submitted by aspirants.
While reaffirming his loyalty to the party and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, Yamawo stressed that continued manipulation and injustice would further erode confidence in the APC. He urged stakeholders to rescue the party from being hijacked by “money bags and political sponsors.”
“The soul of our party is at stake. Let the truth be told. Let justice be done,” he concluded.
Yamawo’s demands are expected to test the APC’s commitment to internal democracy and may trigger wider discussions on party reforms ahead of the 2026 local council elections.
