The substitutions, which followed recommendations by the party’s Primary Election Appeal Committee, affect candidates in Kogi, Abia, Benue, Taraba, Ondo, Niger, Kwara, Kaduna and Ebonyi states.
The changes were conveyed in a correspondence to INEC signed by the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, and the party’s National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru.
One of the most notable changes is the removal of former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam as the APC’s senatorial candidate for Benue North-East. Suswam, who won the party’s primary in May, was replaced by incumbent Senator Emmanuel Udende.
The revised list also restored the tickets of six serving senators. In Abia South, former National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) Chief Executive Officer, Prince Paul Ikonne, replaced Abia State House of Assembly member, Edinburgh Uchenna Erondu, as the APC’s senatorial candidate.
The seven senatorial substitutions are:
Kogi West: Senator Sunday Karimi replaced Aro Samuel Bamidele.
Abia South: Prince Paul Ikonne replaced Edinburgh Uchenna Erondu.
Benue North-East: Senator Emmanuel Udende replaced Gabriel Suswam.
Benue North-West: Senator Titus Zam replaced Benjamin T. Aber.
Taraba North: Senator Shuaibu Isa Lau replaced Mohammed Kabir Bello.
Ondo Central: Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire replaced Taiwo Fasoranti.
Ondo North: Senator Olajide Ipinsagba replaced Gbenga Elegbeleye.
The APC also made changes to its House of Representatives candidates across eight states.
In Benue, Dickson Tarkighir replaced Ikper Chris Terfa for Makurdi/Guma; Sesoo Ikpagher replaced Livinus Tsar Adzor for Vandeikya/Konshisha; Terser Ugbor replaced Kohol Shedrach Iornem for Kwande/Ushongo; Sekav Dzua Iyortyom replaced Gideon Inyom for Buruku; while Austin Asema Achado replaced Nongo David for Gwer East/Gwer West.
In Taraba, Peter Abel Diah replaced Sanusi Mohammed Galadima for Gashaka/Kurmi/Sardauna.
In Niger, Abubakar Lado Abdullahi replaced Adamu Tanko for Suleja/Tafa/Gurara, while Adamu Suleiman replaced Adamu Usman for Lavun/Edati/Mokwa.
In Kwara, Raheem Tunji Olawuyi replaced Olasumbo Florence Oyeyemi for Ekiti/Irepodun/Oke-Ero, while Mohammed Mamman replaced Bello Tauheed Abubakar for Edu/Patigi/Moro.
In Ondo, Donald Ojogo replaced Akingboye Leke for Ilaje/Ese-Odo; Festus Olarewaju replaced Rasaq Obe for Idanre; Oluwatimehin Akintomide replaced Kayode Ijalana for Owo/Ose; Okunjinmi John Odimayo replaced Olumuyiwa Daramola for Okitipupa/Irele; Michel Olamidotun Akintomide replaced Abiola Makinde for Ondo West/Ondo East; while Festus Ayodele Adefiranye replaced Oyerinmade Matthew for Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo/Odigbo.
In Kaduna, Abdulazeez Kaka replaced Samaila Abdu Suleiman as the party’s candidate for Kaduna North.
In Abia, Samuel Okezie replaced Chris Nkwonta for Ukwa East/Ukwa West, while in Ebonyi, Ekumankama Joseph Nkama replaced Iduma Igariwey Enwo for Afikpo North/Edda.
The APC concluded its senatorial and House of Representatives primaries in May, producing serving governors, former governors and incumbent lawmakers as candidates for the 2027 elections.
Among those who retained or secured the party’s senatorial tickets are Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole, former Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma and Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule.
The revised list confirms that Gabriel Suswam is no longer among the APC’s senatorial candidates for the 2027 general election, while the party has reshuffled its House of Representatives tickets in several states following the outcome of its internal appeal process.
