The All Progressives Congress Consolidation Group has called on the party’s national leadership not to give tickets for the forthcoming area council and 2027 elections to disloyal members.

The group also advised the party to check infiltrations of its ranks by the opposition to guard against the APC becoming a haven for political opportunists rejected by their former parties.

Idris Jibril, spokesperson for the group, made the call while speaking with journalists shortly after submitting a petition to the party’s national leadership in Abuja.

He explained that the petition was borne out of concern over the infiltration of the Federal Capital Territory chapter of the APC by members of opposition political parties.

Mr Jibril said the defectors were individuals who neither knew the values and norms of the party nor met its constitutional requirements for nominations.

Mr Jibril noted that despite not meeting the requirements for nominations, such individuals were being positioned as candidates in this year’s area council elections in the FCT in attempts to hijack the party’s internal processes.

“The APC must be seen to stand on the pillars of integrity, discipline and fairness, especially at a time when President Bola Tinubu is championing renewed hope and national rebirth. This is a moment to defend our structures and safeguard our future,” he said.

Mr Jibril said that careful perusal of the credentials of these individuals by APC’s leadership would enable the party to avert looming future crises and preserve the legacy of progressives in the FCT.

He added that it was also critical to prevent mass protests and withdrawal by aggrieved, loyal APC aspirants and supporters.

“The action of the APC leadership is also critical to avoid reputational damage to the APC ahead of the 2026 area council elections and the 2027 general elections. The party cannot afford to reward betrayal and alienate its true base in the name of desperate electoral calculations,” he stressed.

Mr Jibril said the orchestrated plan by a political stalwart and his network of Peoples Democratic Party loyalists pose a serious threat to the stability and peace of the APC in the FCT.

“We asked for the immediate disqualification of Mr Danjuma Shekwolo and Mr Christopher Maikalangu from contesting on the APC’s platform in the forthcoming FCT area council elections in line with Article 20, 1(iii) of our constitution.

“We equally call on the leadership of APC to disassociate itself from persons who were known PDP members because they will not be loyal to the party,’’ he said.

Jibril asked for formal investigation by the APC national working committee into the growing complaints of imposition and infiltration of the party by the opposition within the FCT chapter of the party.

(NAN)