National Working Committee, NWC of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has waived the screening requirements for President Bola Tinubu, clearing him to participate in the party’s upcoming primary elections without appearing before a screening committee.
The decision was taken at the 188th meeting of the NWC held on Wednesday where the Committee resolved to that President Tinubu is duly screened in line with the APC Constitution but under the powers vested in the committee by Article 13.4 (xiii) and (xiv), which allow it to organise primaries and grant waivers in special circumstances when it serves the best interest of the Party.
In a statement signed by the Ruling Party National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, the NWC highlighted the overwhelming endorsements and votes of confidence that President Tinubu had received from major stakeholders, including the Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, the leadership and members of the National Assembly, and other organs of the APC National Summit held on May 22, 2025, and subsequent statutory events.
The APC noted that, as the incumbent President and National Leader of the Party who was already screened and cleared for the 2022 presidential primaries, requiring his physical appearance before another screening committee at this time would be “redundant and unnecessary.”