Convention: Reasons APC Rejected Some Aspirants’ Bids – Aminu Masari

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Convention Central Coordination Committee, Aminu Masari, has defended the party’s refusal to sell nomination forms to some aspirants.

Naija News reports that Masari, while speaking in Abuja on Thursday during the APC World Media Briefing, ahead of the party’s 8th National Convention scheduled to take place from Friday, March 27 to Saturday, March 28, 2026, said that members publicly complaining about the denial of access to the party’s nomination forms are agents intended to destabilise the ruling party.

The former Katsina State Governor maintained that the party’s structures are based on zoning, and that the working committee members are also distributed according to zones.

He said, “APC is a responsible Nigerian party. In line with federal character, all offices are zoned.

“People who came to buy forms for positions zoned to their zones were sold forms. But when they say zoning is in Zone A and you are in Zone B, yet you try to buy a form in Zone A, we suspect you are only there to create confusion.

“Who would want confusion? Let us understand the way our country is. The structures of the party are based on zoning, and the working committee members are also distributed according to zones.

“So, if you are contesting a position that has not been zoned to your zone, how can you claim you have been treated democratically? We suspect these kinds of people may be agents interested in destabilizing our party. We will not agree to that, and I don’t think any responsible Nigerian will.

“So, we don’t have a problem with that. Regarding this issue, we are not aware that anybody has gone to court. We have not been served, and I am sure we are a responsible party. If we are served, we will take notice of it.”

The press briefing was also attended by the Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Kyamo, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee, Pius Ayim, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga and other top party dignitaries.