By SN24.com 
By Peter Akpah .
_…Says Exercise To Ensure Transparency, Level Playing Field Ahead of 2027_
In compliance with the judgment of the Federal High Court, the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, 28th October, 2026, conducted a rerun of its National Assembly primary election in 11 wards of the Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency over alleged irregularities.
Justice Dorcas Agishi had delivered judgment in a suit instituted by Hon. Esther Bitrus Danboyi against Hon. Dachung Musa Bagos, the APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), ordering the party to conduct a fresh primary in the affected wards.
Addressing journalists at the APC State Secretariat in Jos before the deployment of materials, the Chairman of the Rerun Electoral Committee, Hon. Karu Simon Elisha, said all arrangements have been concluded for the exercise.
Flanked by members of the committee and officials of the State Secretariat, Hon. Elisha said the committee was mandated by the National Secretariat of the APC under the National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, to enforce the court order.
“On behalf of the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress, empowered by the National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, we are here in Plateau State in response to the Federal High Court judgment that instructed the APC to conduct a rerun in 11 wards of Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency,” he said.
He assured that the exercise would be transparent and give every party member a level playing ground.
“As a party, we want to be very transparent and give every member of the All Progressives Congress an equal playing ground. We will entertain every concern of party members. As we all know, by January 16, 2027, Nigeria will go into elections to elect members of the National Assembly. The APC is interested in every vote and we take this exercise seriously to ensure absolute harmony as we head into the 2027 elections,” Elisha stated.
According to him, the rerun is being conducted at the ward headquarters of the 11 affected wards today, with results to be announced after collation. He added that the Appeal Committee will sit on Thursday and Friday to entertain any petitions arising from the exercise.
“Today will be the conduct of the elections in all the 11 wards at the ward headquarters. Hopefully, if we finish today, given the caliber of staff we have on ground, we will announce the results after collation. After which, the Appeal Committee will take responsibility to entertain any form of appeal. We will be open to entertain questions,” he said.
On the aspirants participating, Elisha clarified that all aspirants who contested the previous primary are eligible to participate in the rerun.
“Our duty is to conduct the rerun based on the list previously given. All the aspirants that contested the last election are involved,” he explained.
*We Respect Court Order – APC Chairman*
Also speaking, the APC State Chairman, Plateau State, Hon. Rufus Bature, said the party, as a law-abiding party, decided to obey the court ruling despite being the party in control at the federal level.
“This morning we are addressing you in respect of the court order for APC to have a rerun in 11 wards of Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency. As a party which respects court rulings, even though we are the party in control of government, we have subjected ourselves to that ruling,” Bature said.
“Today we intend to comply with the order of the court. The exercise was supposed to start at 8 o’clock, but we delayed a little to brief you. Immediately after this press briefing, we will move to the field to conduct the elections. The electoral committee and the appeal committee are on ground, the ad-hoc staff are ready, and by this evening, all things being equal, the results will be out,” he added.
He noted that the exercise is a national assignment and the state chapter is only providing support to ensure its success.
“This is purely a national function. We in the state are just like ad-hoc staff. I will allow the Chairman of the Electoral Committee and that of the Appeal Committee to address you further,” Bature concluded.
The rerun is expected to lay to rest the controversies surrounding the Jos South/Jos East APC National Assembly primary and reposition the party for the 2027 general elections.
