Niger APC chieftain, Vatsa, quits party over Muslim-Muslim ticket

From John Adams, Minna
A former Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism in Niger State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jonathan Vatsa, has resigned his membership of the ruling party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Vatsa, former pioneer Publicity Secretary of the APC in Niger State, announced his resignation in a letter dated October 19, 2026, addressed to the party chairman of Gulu Anguwa-Gulu Vatsa Ward in Lapai Local Government Area.
Although he described his decision as personal, the resignation comes against the backdrop of his longstanding opposition to Muslim-Muslim tickets at the presidential and governorship levels, which he has repea...