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Yobe APC adopts consensus for 2027 primaries, endorses Tinubu for second term

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Yobe State’s All Progressives Congress resolved at a Damaturu stakeholders’ meeting to use consensus rather than primaries to pick its candidates for the 2027 elections, aiming to avoid internal contests. The party also formally endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term, signaling unified support ahead of the next national vote.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe State has resolved to adopt consensus as its mode of selecting candidates for the 2027 general elections. This was part of the resolutions reached after the party held its stakeholders’ meeting in Damaturu on Thursday. President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, who read the resolution […] Yobe APC adopts consensus for 2027 primaries, endorses Tinubu for second term