Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have vowed not to participate in, support or endorse any alliance or political arrangement that could undermine President Bola Tinubu’s re-election, weaken the ruling party or negatively affect any APC candidate in the 2027 general election.
The governors, under the platform of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), also rejected arrangements they said could create confusion, divided loyalty or competing interests within the party.
Chairman of the forum and Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, stated this after a closed-door meeting of the governors held at the Imo State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja late Monday night.
Reading the communique issued after the meeting, Uzodimma said the forum’s primary focus was to support official APC candidates at all levels rather than external political interests.
“The APC Governors Forum unanimously resolved that its members will not participate in, support or endorse any alliance or political arrangement capable of undermining the re-election of Mr President, weakening the APC or adversely affecting any candidate of the party at all levels.
“In other words, the forum has no intention to support any candidate at any level that is not an APC candidate because our candidates who are contesting the election are being sponsored by our party.
The governors’ campaign commitment is exclusively to all APC candidates. All levels of the party campaign architecture will align with the expectations of Mr President and the strategic objectives of the party,” he stated.
The governors said that despite the unveiling of the APC’s national presidential campaign council, they would remain at the forefront of the party’s campaign activities in their respective states.
They also pledged to continue working towards greater internal unity within the APC, harmonising campaign structures from the national level down to individual constituencies and promoting development across their states in line with President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda.
