ARISE Television’s director of politics, Sumner Sambo, has predicted that weeping and gnashing of teeth looms in the All Progressives Congress (APC) due to the outcomes of the party’s nomination process ahead of the 2027 elections.
News360 Info reports that Sambo, speaking during the ‘Morning Show’ on Monday, said political parties may face internal crises in the coming weeks as aggrieved aspirants react to the nomination process.
Sambo specifically stated that the APC, in particular, could experience significant internal dissatisfaction, stressing that the development would be primarily caused by disputes arising from party primaries, consensus arrangements, and possible violations of the Electoral Act.
He noted that aspirants who fail to secure party tickets may be left with limited options, especially as the law restricts candidates from defecting to other political parties after emerging from primary elections.
Sambo urged Nigerians to pay close attention to the provisions of the Electoral Act, warning that some political parties could violate the law during their primaries.
He said, “As we head into the electoral process, these two weeks that are left are going to be two weeks that, you know, the political cycle will be overheated. This is because people who lose out to political parties don’t have the right to defect to any other party. And then the issues of consensus and whether direct primaries will be tested.
“So I want Nigerians to take a careful look at the Electoral Act. Read it very well because most of these political parties will be trying to run foul of that. And any party that runs foul of the electoral provisions, any member of that party has the right to actually take the party to court.
“The political parties should be very careful and use their discretion so that they don’t run foul of the law. And of course, that’s why they have their own legal department.
“But interesting times lie ahead, and especially in the governing APC, there will be a lot of weeping and gnashing of teeth in the next two weeks.”
