A wave of reactions has followed a viral video showing a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in tears after losing out in his party’s candidate selection process.
The visibly emotional man was seen displaying the nomination form he bought, lamenting that the party adopted a consensus arrangement and handed the ticket to another aspirant.
Controversy Over Consensus Decision
In the trending clip, voices speaking in the background suggest the incident may have occurred in northern Nigeria, possibly in Borno or Yobe State, although this has not been officially confirmed.
The aggrieved party member appeared devastated, raising concerns about the fairness of internal party arrangements. He suggested that he had invested heavily in the process, only to be sidelined at the final stage.
Public Reactions Trail Viral Video
The incident has sparked mixed reactions across social media platforms, with many Nigerians sharing differing opinions.
ArizonalFC wrote: “They are speaking Kanuri in the background, indicating it might be Borno or yobe State this issue happened. This consensus will divide the party let wait and see.”
Balatic wrote: “Tell him to come to NDC, if he’s an honest person o. If he’s a criminal, serves him right.”
Ozili wrote: “Them go settle am. 😂. Just like job market, anything for Nigeria wey sweet, them dey rush am. It’s about time politicians see what it means to go school, get good result, do interview pass and person wey no go school go get the work with driver.”
Skood wrote: “Omo, we need to reduce how lucrative politics is in Nigeria, because it has become a business. People should be genuinely focused on leading. Yes, I will never support nepotism, but people like this will still get into office, fail to perform, after crying. The major driving force is how lucrative politics has become in Nigeria.”
Amadioha wrote: “They’re wicked to even their members. You know you’ve a consensus candidate, why not just tell others not to waste money getting normination form. Very wicked set.”
Solidarity wrote: “They are shedding tears, like if they are given the ticket and gets voted in, they will use the privilege to serve the people. They are all in this politics to get rich. Maybe baba don borrow money to buy form with the hope of getting there to make folds of the ticket money.”
Watch the video here…
An APC member sheds tears after his party, APC, reached a consensus & hand over the ticket to another person. He displays the form he bought. 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/WeruAu28Uo
— Abu Amir (@SadiqMaunde) May 5, 2026
