Ondo APC Faults NWC’s Approved Candidates For Nat. Assembly Election

Protest and anger have trailed the alleged alteration of lists of candidates for the national Assembly election in Ondo State due for next year.

Report revealed that true to its position, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) carried out sweeping changes to its list of National Assembly candidates for Ondo State, replacing eight aspirants who initially emerged from the party’s primary elections.

The decision, it was gathered, followed the consideration of petitions submitted against the conduct of the primaries by the party’s Primary Election Appeal Committees.

The revised list was contained in a letter dated June 29, 2026, and addressed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The document, signed by APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, and National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru, conveyed the party’s final list of senatorial and House of Representatives candidates.

According to the APC, the updated list reflects the resolutions reached by the National Working Committee after reviewing the appeal committees’ reports in line with the provisions of the Electoral Act and INEC guidelines.

The review led to major changes in Ondo State, with two of the three senatorial candidates replaced, alongside six candidates for the House of Representatives.

Candidates Who Retained Their Tickets

The following four aspirants remained on the APC’s final list:

Isaacs Kekemeke – Ondo South Senatorial District.