Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu, has questioned the figures released from the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election that produced President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the party’s candidate for the 2027 election.
Odinkalu reacted after Tinubu reportedly emerged with more than 10 million votes in the primary election, defeating his challenger and securing the party’s ticket.
In a post shared on social media, the human rights advocate compared the reported vote tally with the APC membership figures and expressed concerns over the numbers.
“The APC membership register reports a total of 6,531,205. Yet, in largely uncontested primaries, they allocated nearly 11 million supposed votes to their presumptive nominee for #NigeriaDecides2027,” he stated.
Odinkalu also criticised opposition parties, accusing them of remaining silent over the development.
“The only thing worse than this is that the so-called opposition parties and politicians are all complicitly silent,” he added.
The APC presidential primary has continued to attract reactions from political observers, opposition figures and commentators following reports that Tinubu secured 10,999,162 votes nationwide.
Supporters of the ruling party have described the outcome as evidence of Tinubu’s dominance and acceptance within APC structures, while critics have raised questions regarding the figures and the conduct of the exercise.
The development has further intensified political debates as parties continue preparations and strategic positioning ahead of the 2027 general elections….Read_More…