Concerned members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Jos North–North constituency in Plateau state have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in what they described as an attempt to undermine the outcome of the party’s primary election for the House of Assembly seat.
In an open letter jointly signed by Usman Danasabe and Josiah Mark on behalf of Concerned APC Constituents of Jos North, the group urged the president to safeguard internal party democracy and ensure that the lawful winner of the primary election is recognised.
The letter said the officially declared results showed Dr. Adamu Aliyu polling 13,066 votes to defeat Harry Ishaya, who scored 1,904 votes, while Shehu Bala and Hassan Abdulkadir received 239 and 182 votes respectively.
The group, however, expressed concern over reports alleging that the APC National Working Committee (NWC) had facilitated the issuance of an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination form to the candidate who finished fourth in the contest.
“If these reports are true, such an action would amount to a direct assault on the principles of internal democracy and the freely expressed will of accredited delegates,” the letter stated.
The petitioners said party members across the country looked to President Tinubu as “a symbol of justice, fairness and respect for democratic values,” urging him to ensure that “no individual or group overrides the clear mandate freely given by party delegates through a transparent primary election.”