One Party, One Process: Why APGA’s Internal Mechanisms, Not Social Media, Decide Primary Results

 

Every election has two sides. When the umpire tosses the coin, it can fall either way. The outcome is a matter of probability, and only strategic, rule-based decisions produce results that stand.

 

From a distance, it’s easy to mistake heads for tails. When that happens, only the umpire with the closest view can say with certainty what the coin shows. The same principle applies to our primaries.

Article 21 of APGA’s Procedures for the Anambra National Assembly and State House of Assembly Primary Election 2026, which was distributed to all aspirants, is clear:

 

“Where there are discrepancies in the ward results collated and declared by the returning officer and that of the electoral panel, the Chairman of the Electoral Panel is empowered to cancel the result and place reliance on the verified ward results in determining the winner of the said election.”

 

This provision gives the Electoral Panel Chairman the authority to resolve discrepancies when superior, verified evidence exists. Beyond that, the party has other internal mechanisms to address stalemates or inconclusive primaries. At the end of the day, only the party can authenticate the credibility of a primary election result.

 

Aspirants who flood social media with unverified results are stoking mischief. APGA will not validate outcomes based on online posts, regardless of how highly placed the individual may be.

 

It is in the best interest of all aspirants and their supporters to use the party’s internal processes to address any perceived infractions. That is how disputes are resolved fairly, and how the party protects its integrity.

 

APGA remains one big family. We win together, and we will keep winning together.

 

 

 

 

— Mazi Ejimofor Opara
National Publicity Secretary, APGA