2027 electoral: YIAGA Africa’s Samson Itodo highlights problems with consensus

Executive Director, YIAGA Africa, Samson Itodo, has insisted that electing a candidate through consensus by political parties is not the problem but how the process is implemented.
Some political parties, including the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, are currently experiencing internal wrangling over the implementation of the consensus method of selecting their candidates as prescribed by Section 85 of the Electoral Act 2026.
Some candidates feel they were not carried along when their political parties came out to announce a preferred candidate, insisting on primary elections instead.
Speaking on Arise News on Friday evening, Itodo said, “The problem isn’t consensus, I think ...