2027: ABIA APC DENIES ENDORSING GOVERNORSHIP ASPIRANT

April 12, 2026

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By: Muftau Fatimo

The Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed reports alleging that its State Working Committee (SWC) endorsed a governorship aspirant without ensuring a fair and level playing field.

The party was responding to concerns raised by Mascot Uzor Kalu, a governorship aspirant and younger brother of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, who claimed that the SWC was planning to back a specific candidate for the party’s governorship ticket.

In a statement issued on Sunday and signed by its Publicity Secretary, Uche Aguoru, the Abia APC described the allegation as false, misleading, and without foundation.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the State Working Committee has not endorsed any aspirant for the governorship ticket or for any elective position whatsoever,” Aguoru said.

The Abia APC explained that the only endorsement collectively made remains that of President Bola Tinubu, noting that neither the SWC nor the enlarged State Executive Committee endorsed any aspirant at any level.

It said that the SWC, under the leadership of the state chairman, Chijioke Chukwu, would ensure that all aspirants are given a level playing field during the primaries.