The All Progressives Congress (All Progressives Congress) has announced that its National Working Committee (NWC) has waived the screening requirement for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the party’s upcoming presidential primary.
In a statement on Wednesday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said the decision was taken during the NWC’s 188th meeting held the same day.
“The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at its 188th Meeting, held today May 6, 2026, resolved to waive, and has waived, screening requirements for His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and deemed him as duly screened in accordance with the Constitution of the Party for the purpose of participation in the upcoming primary elections,” the statement reads.
Morka explained that the decision was based on powers granted to the committee under Article 13.4 (xiii) and (xiv) of the party’s constitution, which allows it to organise primaries and grant waivers where necessary.
He added that the president had already secured broad support within the party structure.
“The NWC noted that the President has received overwhelming endorsement and vote of confidence from critical stakeholders of the Party, including the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), the leadership and members of the National Assembly, and other organs of the Party at the APC National Summit of May 22, 2025, and other major statutory events of the Party,” he said.
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Morka further stated that requiring Tinubu to appear before a screening panel would be unnecessary, given that he had already been screened ahead of the 2022 presidential primary.
“It noted further that, as the incumbent President, and leader of our great Party, having been duly screened and cleared ahead of the 2022 presidential primaries, requiring his physical appearance before a screening committee, at this time, would be redundant and unnecessary,” he added.