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JUST IN: APC Chairman Resigns, Dumps Party Ahead of 2027 Elections, Gives Reason
The Chairman of Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Isa Kalanjeni, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress and stepped down from his position as chairman.
This was contained in two separate letters addressed to the APC Ward Chairman of Kalanjeni Ward in Tangaza Local Government Area,
“I wish to formally inform you of my decision to resign from the APC with immediate effect.”
As reported by The Punch, the first letter, dated May 5, 2026, was addressed to the APC Ward Chairman and the second letter, dated July 7, 2026, was addressed to the Secretary to the Sokoto State Government and the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
He explained that his decision to dump the APC and his resignation from his position are purely personal.
“This decision is borne out of purely personal reasons. I appreciate the opportunity given to me to be part of the party.”
According to Nigerian Tribune, Kalanjeni also announced his resignation as the elected Executive Chairman of Tangaza Local Government Area.
“Please accept this letter as formal notification that I am resigning from my position as Executive Chairman of Tangaza Local Government Area, effective immediately from today.
“This difficult decision has been reached after extensive consultations with my family, key political associates and community stakeholders.”
He also cited administrative constraints while explaining his reason for the decision. “Due to recent unavoidable administrative challenges, I find that I am no longer able to execute the responsibilities of this office to the high standard expected of me.”
Peter Obi, the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has raised the alarm that he was being targeted by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government, adding that he was being targeted.
The 2027 presidential hopeful raised the alarm in an interview with a media personality, Chude Jideonwo, describing his current dilemma as a personal cost for being in the opposition.
His statement reads in part: “The way they are going out, I might not even be alive, not only not being a candidate. Every single thing I do for a living, this government is frustrating it, deliberately. There is even the possibility that, if they have the opportunity, I will not be alive. I know I get frustration everyday, because you do things that you think would be normal; it is not normal any longer.”
He cited a case in the airport where he parked his car, and the officials came to challenge him not to park at that spot, alleging that there are other cars in the same space.
He also alleged that someone once invited him to a wedding and told him not to appear because he did not want the ruling government to come after him.
You can see the clip of the interview on X here:
“The way they’re going now, I might not even be al!ve soon, they’re going after my l!fe. Every single thing I do for a living, this government is deliberately frustrating it. The government is attack!ng me personally, they’re not even providing me with things I should be entitled… pic.twitter.com/bxHYn9AcsI
— Oyindamola🙄 (@dammiedammie35) July 8, 2026
The National Secretary of the Seyi Makinde-backed and Turaki faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Taofeek Arapaja, has dumped the party.
Following his resignation from the party, Arapaja met with the Oyo State All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate, Sharafadeen Alli ahead of his defection to the APC.
●Arapaja with Oyo State APC governorship candidate
Arapaja had reportedly met with President Bola Tinubu as consultations over his proposed defection into the APC.
He is a former deputy governor of Oyo State and National Deputy Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
At the time of filing this report, Governor Makinde has not made any comment on the development.
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dropped five senatorial candidates from the final list of the party’s candidates forwarded to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2027 elections.
The replaced candidates, including ex-Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue, Taraba North; Mohammed Kabir Bello were declared winners of the primaries which held in May.
Additionally, 19 House of Representatives candidates who emerged victorious in the party’s primary elections were also dropped.
According to the document released by the party, candidates across nine states were affected by the changes.
The states are Kogi, Abia, Benue, Taraba, Ondo, Niger, Kwara, Kaduna, and Ebonyi.
In the correspondence sent to the electoral umpire—signed by both the National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, and National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru—the party’s national leadership attributed the changes to the report of the Primary Election Appeal Committee.
The affected candidates and their replacements are:
SENATE
Taraba North: Shuaibu Isa Lau replaced Mohammed Kabir Bello.
Kogi West: Senator Sunday Karimi replaced Aro Samuel Bamidele.
Abia South: Prince Paul Ikonne replaced Edinburgh Uchenna Erondu.
Benue North East: Emmanuel Memga Udende replaced Gabriel Suswam.
Benue North West: Titus Tartenger Zam replaced Benjamin T. Aber.
Ondo Central: Adeniyi Adegbonmire replaced Taiwo Fasoranti.
Ondo North: Olajide Ipinsagba replaced Gbenga Elegbeleye.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Benue:
Makurdi/Guma: Dickson Tarkighir replaced Ikper Chris Terfa.
Vandeikya/Konshisha: Sesoo Ikpagher replaced Livinus Tsar Adzor.
Kwande/Ushongo: Terser Ugbor replaced Kohol Shedrach Iornem.
Buruku: Sekav Dzua Iyortyom replaced Gideon Inyom.
Gwer East/Gwer West: Austin Asema Achado replaced Nongo David.
Taraba & Niger:
Gashaka/Kurmi/Sardauna (Taraba): Peter Abel Diah replaced Sanusi Mohammed Galadima.
Suleja/Tafa/Gurara (Niger): Abubakar Lado Abdullahi substituted Adamu Tanko.
Lavun/Edati/Mokwa (Niger): Adamu Suleiman replaced Adamu Usman.
Kwara:
Ekiti/Irepodun/Oke-Ero: Raheem Tunji Olawuyi replaced Olasumbo Florence Oyeyemi.
Edu/Patigi/Moro: Mohammed Mamman substituted Bello Tauheed Abubakar.
Ondo:
Ilaje/Ese-Odo: Donald Ojogo replaced Akingboye Leke.
Idanre: Festus Olarewaju replaced Rasaq Obe.
Owo/Ose: Oluwatimehin Akintomide replaced Kayode Ijalana.
Okitipupa/Irele: Okunjinmi John Odimayo replaced Olumuyiwa Daramola.
Ondo West/Ondo East: Michel Olamidotun Akintomide substituted Abiola Makinde.
Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo/Odigbo: Festus Ayodele Adefiranye replaced Oyerinmade Matthew.
Kaduna, Abia, Ebonyi:
Kaduna North (Kaduna): Abdulazeez Kaka replaced Samaila Abdu Suleiman.
Ukwa East/Ukwa West (Abia): Samuel Okezie replaced Chris Nkwonta.
Afikpo North/Edda (Ebonyi): Ekumankama Joseph Nkama replaced Iduma Igariwey Enwo.
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