Ishaku was declared the party’s candidate for Bwari at a primary election held in June 2025, but the party’s Election Appeal Committee reportedly recommended that he be dropped as the flag-bearer.

A former chairman of Bwari Area Council, Hon Musa Dikko, and Hon. Shuaibu Musa, the APC Secretary in the Area Council, yesterday rejected the move, warning that it would spell doom for the party.

Dikko and Musa, in a statement they jointly signed on behalf of APC stakeholders forum in Bwari Area Council, said the development is already causing tension.

They also appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Working Committee (NWC) to be fair and just, warning that removing Ishaku would be a threat to the APC’s chances of winning the poll.

“This is about the future of APC and the imperative need of presenting a popular candidate who has the political and intellectual capacity to win the forthcoming council election and be able to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to win the 2027 presidential election,” the forum added.(Daily Trust)