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Claims that the All Progressives Congress (APC) intends to save its 2027 presidential ticket exclusively for President Bola Tinubu have been denied.

Alhaji Sulaiman Argungu, the party’s national organizing secretary, announced that Tinubu has received support from all tiers of the party during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday. He emphasized, nevertheless, that all participants are still welcome to participate in the process.

“It will be the wish of the party, and we, the NWC of the party, have already endorsed President Tinubu as the next presidential candidate of the party. And by extension, other organs have equally done the same thing.

“Governors in the states have done the same, too. It has also been replicated in all six geographical zones of the country. But it does not mean that the door is closed. We will not shut the door,” Argungu said.

No member would be denied the opportunity to run if they so choose, according to the APC organizing chief.

“We will definitely not close our doors. When the time comes, our timetable will be made known. Anybody who wants to aspire for the presidency under the APC will not be denied the opportunity to purchase the expression of interest and nomination forms to exercise their franchise.

“We never said we had locked the door. We are only telling people that we appreciate what the President is doing for the people of the country and that he deserves a second term in office when we roundly endorsed him recently.

“Democracy does not permit dictatorship. While the majority of our members have endorsed President Tinubu, any other aspirant who wishes to contest under the APC platform will still be allowed to do so,” he said.

Argungu also cited the APC’s recent wins in bye-elections in PDP-dominant states as evidence of Nigerians’ faith in Tinubu’s ability to lead.

“The fact that we can secure victory in PDP states shows that Nigerians believe in the progressive agenda of President Tinubu and the APC,” he said.

Argungu rejected claims that his department had been left out of the party’s primary contests. He claimed that since 2022, his group has implemented innovations that have enhanced transparency and collaboration.

Additionally, he promised that everyone will be able to vote in the Ekiti State governorship primary.

“So far, four aspirants, including the serving governor, have purchased forms. Two are men, while two are women, who benefited from the party’s gender-sensitive policy that grants free nomination forms to female aspirants,” he said.

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