The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has welcomed President Bola Tinubu's swift signing of the Electoral Act 2026 into law. In a statement issued after its National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Awka on Friday, the party described the enactment as a boost for electoral certainty ahead of the 2027 general elections. APGA specifically praised provisions on party primaries and the digitisation of membership databases, calling them aligned with global best practices and beneficial to internal party democracy. The NWC urged Nigerians to participate in APGA's ongoing Electronic Membership Revalidation and Registration Exercise.
APGA also commended the National Assembly for passing the bill and acknowledged the role of security agencies in combating insecurity, especially in Northern Nigeria. The party expressed concern over worsening insecurity nationwide and called on President Tinubu to intensify efforts to restore safety. It congratulated Anambra Governor Prof. Chukwuma Soludo on his second-term inauguration, attributing APGA's recent electoral success in the state to his development agenda. The NWC approved the dissolution of the FCT Chapter's leadership structures and mandated the formation of a Caretaker Committee to be submitted to INEC. Stakeholders' Summits across the six geopolitical zones were approved as part of 2027 election preparations. The 2026 APGA primary timetable and electoral guidelines were unanimously ratified. The party demanded that the Senate declare Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe's seat vacant following his defection, praising Senate President Godswill Akpabio and others who defended constitutional order.
APGA's swift dissolution of its FCT leadership while demanding Senator Abaribe's seat be declared vacant reveals a party more focused on enforcing loyalty than on addressing national issues. The same urgency has not been applied to the insecurity it claims is devastating communities. If internal discipline is non-negotiable, then consistency demands the same energy be directed at holding the government accountable. For Nigerians, this signals that party politics remains more about control than service.
