Tinubu tells APC leaders to hold primaries where consensus fails in 2027.

President Bola Tinubu has urged leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) nationwide to hold primary elections whenever consensus cannot be reached.

The call came through a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday.

He asked all primary participants—both candidates and voters—to maintain peace and act as sportsmen and women for the good of the party and the country.

According to Onanuga, the party cannot tolerate a contentious process that would undermine democracy and party unity.

“Election is an essential ingredient of democracy. Where consensus fails, I urge us all to go into the primaries as brothers and sisters,” he said.

“In every contest there will be a winner and a loser. I urge the winners not to gloat in victory and the losers to show sportsmanship by taking things in their stride and preparing for another time,” he added.

“The ultimate winners are those who don’t choose to wreck the boat but rather work to prepare for another round. Our opponents are waiting for us to be against each other; we should disappoint them,” he concluded.