A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Farouk Aliyu, has said the party is prepared to manage grievances that may arise from its candidate selection process ahead of the 2027 elections.
Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Monday, Aliyu acknowledged that some aspirants would be disappointed after the party’s primaries and consensus arrangements.
He, however, urged aggrieved members to remain loyal to the party, noting that party leaders would continue to engage and appease dissatisfied aspirants through dialogue, promises and possible appointments.
According to him, political decisions within the APC are often influenced by broader consultations among party stakeholders, adding that governors may not always have the final say in determining candidates.
Aliyu said the party would adopt consensus arrangements where possible, while direct primaries would be conducted in areas where consensus could not be reached.
He said: “Of course, there will be broken hearts. Of course, you will have an ambition. If you don’t get it, you probably get heartbroken.
“But then, if you are a true party man, if the general opinion of the leaders of the party is candidate ‘A’ go for it. And if you don’t want to go for that, go for the election.
“Yes, there are some places where people were promised but then politics is dynamic. Today is one thing, and tomorrow another thing.
“So where somebody is promised a ticket, even the governor promised a ticket, at the end of the day, you will find out that even the governor there are certain things he cannot do because there are other stakeholders that are more important than a governor in the state.
“In our own party, when the leaders in their wisdom have decided let’s go through consensus. Where there are no consensus, we go for direct primaries.
“So I’m telling you we are prepared. We are ready. And of course, where the hearts are broken, we’ll try to mend them with good words, promises, also appointments and so on. The party has mechanism in trying to appease those that their hearts are going to be broken.”
