No candidate has been replaced – Nasarawa APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State has dismissed reports that it plans to replace any of its candidates who emerged from the party’s recent primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The party’s state chairman, Dr. Aliyu Bello, made this known on Saturday in Lafia while distributing Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Forms EC9 and EC13E to the party’s 24 House of Assembly candidates.

Bello described the reports of candidate substitution as false and challenged anyone making the claim to provide evidence.

“No candidate has been replaced, and nobody is planning to replace anyone. If anyone says he has been substituted, let him provide evidence. What is being circulated is mere speculation,” he said.

He explained that the forms were issued only to candidates whose names were submitted by the APC National Secretariat, adding that the same names would be uploaded to the INEC portal.

“You cannot substitute anybody because we are distributing the forms based on the names sent to us by the APC National Secretariat, and those are the names that will be uploaded,” Bello added.

The APC chairman also said the party was working closely with INEC to ensure compliance with the timetable for the 2027 elections.

According to him, INEC forwarded Forms EC9 and EC13E to the APC National Headquarters for distribution to all successful candidates.

Speaking on the party’s chances in the 2027 elections, Bello expressed confidence that the APC would emerge victorious.

“By the grace of God, we will continue to work hard for victory in the 2027 elections. Our party has recorded successes in off-cycle and by-elections across the country, and we are confident of another victory. We are also putting in place a reconciliation committee to engage aggrieved members and strengthen the unity of the party.

“Leadership comes from God. It is God who makes leaders, not Aliyu Bello, not Governor Abdullahi Sule, and not even the APC,” he said.