A govenrorship aspirant for Yobe State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Musa Tumsah, has declared that consensus mode of nominating candidates for election must comply with the Electoral Act, 2026.
Section 87 of the Election Act, 2026 prescribes that:”(1) A political party that adopts a consensus candidate shall
secure the written consent of all cleared aspirants for the
position, indicating their voluntary withdrawal from the race and their endorsement of the consensus candidate.
“(2) Where a political party is unable to secure the written
consent of all cleared aspirants for the purpose of a
consensus candidate, it shall revert to the choice of direct
primaries for the nomination of candidates for the elective
positions.”
Former president of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan who is also a governorship aspirant had disclosed that Yobe state chapter of APC adopted consensus as the mode for its 2027 primary election.
However, Tumsah insisted that
by virtue of the Electoral Act, consensus can only be among the aspirants who purchase the expression of interest and nomination forms.
Speaking when he received the APC governorship forms the Haske Forum, Yobe state purchased for him in Abuja on Tuesday, the lawyer and oil expert said consensus does not imply one or two people sitting in a room to select whoever they want as the party’s candidate.
He said Yobe APC has not fully adhered to the requirements for consensus, since the Haske Forum decided to purchase the forms for him.
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