The All Progressives Congress (APC), has cleared 27 aspirants to participate in the House of Representative primary elections in Anambra State, ahead of the 2027 General election.
The State Chairman of the party, Senator Emmanuel Anosike, disclosed this while briefing Journalists shortly after meeting with the aspirants and party stakeholders at its Secretariat in Awka, the state capital.
According to him, “the meeting aimed at assessing the eligibility and readiness of the aspirants vying for the party’s ticket across the 11 Federal Constituencies in the State.”
“The aspirants may emerge through consensus arrangements or direct primaries in their respective constituencies.
“Anambra APC under my watch is fully prepared for a free, fair, transparent and credible primaries that will inform Ndi-Anambra that APC is set to take its lost glory in the state.
“All our members across the 21 local government areas in the state are also on ground to select those that have the capacity to create history in their various constituencies during the voting process in the 2027 elections proper,” he said.
Anosike however disclosed that the aspirants were more than 27, but some were dropped due to various reasons.
He said; “Though, the aspirants would have been more than 27, but some of them that bought the forms were those that took the party to court and they are no longer eligible to participate in the party’s primaries.
“Because they are no longer our members, they have been expelled. It is the rule in APC that is why the party is disciplined.
“In Awka North and South, they were two and one dropped. It is like that in other areas, however, work is in progress, the only thing we need to go into the coming elections is Unity and peace in our party,” he stated.
Anosike promised that adequate security has been put in place to ensure a free, fair and credible primaries.
