The primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have been marred by controversies and protests, particularly from high-ranking members, including sitting senators, who could not secure their return ticket during the nationwide exercise.
No less than 12 senators could not secure their return ticket to the national assembly through the APC primaries in their respective senatorial constituencies. While many of the senators are awaiting the final list from the party’s national level, some have restrategised and resigned their membership.
By counting, two sitting senators have dumped the APC to actualise their ambition in the 2027 election, while a former high-ranking senator, who lost in the primary, his bid to return to the national assembly, also joined another opposition party to actualise his dream. Below is the list of the three former and present senators:
Ovie Omo-Agege Ovie Omo-Agege, the former deputy president of the Nigerian Senate, resigned from the ruling APC after losing at the party’s senatorial primary in Delta and joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
Senator Shehu Buba Umar Shehu Buba Umar was the senator representing the Bauchi South senatorial district under the ruling APC, but resigned from the party after he could not secure the governorship ticket of the ruling party during its primaries. He subsequently joined the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).
Senator Sama’ila Dahuwa Like Umar, Senator Dahuwa had defected to the APC from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the ruling party primaries, but it appeared that he was going to be denied the return ticket in the broom party and did not waste time to decamp again.
