ANPP marginalisation in APC stirs unrest as aggrieved members demand political inclusion or threaten defection. Tinubu urged to act before 2027 elections
ANPP Marginalisation in APC has reached a breaking point, as aggrieved former members of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) threaten to pull out of the ruling party over what they call 12 years of exclusion.
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Speaking in Abuja, National Coordinator of the association, Prof. Vitalis Orikeze Ajumbe, lamented that since the merger that formed the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2013, the ANPP bloc has been sidelined by both former President Muhammadu Buhari and now President Bola Tinubu.
The APC was formed through a coalition of ACN, CPC, and ANPP—an alliance that ended the PDP’s 16-year rule.
But Ajumbe argued that while CPC ruled for 8 years and ACN holds the current presidency, the ANPP bloc has been left out of appointments and national relevance.
“We want inclusion—not just for fairness, but for party unity,” Ajumbe said, urging Tinubu to appoint ANPP loyalists as ministers, board heads, and ambassadors.
He also made a bold call for the vice presidential slot in the 2027 elections and eventual presidency in 2031, citing rotational fairness.
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The ANPP marginalisation in APC is prompting the bloc to mobilize zonal meetings to decide next steps, potentially fracturing the ruling coalition ahead of upcoming elections.
