Peter Fwa APC primaries controversy deepens as the Labour Party candidate accuses Adamawa APC of injustice and undemocratic practices
Adamawa South senatorial candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Fwa, has accused the All Progressives Congress in Adamawa State of injustice and a lack of internal democracy, saying the alleged irregularities within the party forced him to resign after nearly a decade of membership.
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Fwa made the remarks on Monday while reacting to criticism following his emergence as the Labour Party’s senatorial candidate during the party’s primary election held in Yola on Saturday.
The primary election was conducted by party officials and supervised by the chairman of the exercise, Mazi Ochama, who declared Fwa the winner.
Speaking to journalists, Fwa said his decision to leave the APC was informed by what he described as the party leadership’s unwillingness to guarantee fairness, transparency and equal opportunities for aspirants.
“I resigned from APC, which I have been a member of the party for about 10 years, before I discovered that the leaders of the party were not ready to follow the rules of democracy, which includes fairness, transparency and level playing grounds for all participants,” he said.
The Peter Fwa APC Primaries dispute intensified as the Labour Party candidate alleged that the APC primary process in Adamawa was characterised by arbitrary changes to the positions contested by aspirants.
According to him, some politicians who purchased governorship nomination forms were later announced as senatorial candidates, while others who sought senatorial tickets were allegedly declared candidates for the House of Representatives.
“You people are all in Adamawa State. People that bought forms for governorship were overnight declared as senatorial candidates.
Some bought forms for senatorial seat, and they were declared winners of House of Representatives; do you say such a party is practising democracy?” Fwa asked.
Despite the controversy, Fwa expressed confidence that he would secure victory in the 2027 National Assembly election through grassroots mobilisation and public support.
“I am going to win the Senate election come 2027,” he declared.
The Adamawa South senatorial contest is expected to attract significant attention ahead of the election, with Fwa set to face prominent opponents, including incumbent Senator Binos Dauda Yaroe, who recently defected from the APC to the African Democratic Congress.
Another likely challenger is Felix Tangwami, who was previously associated with a governorship aspiration before emerging as a senatorial candidate on the APC platform.
Both Fwa and Tangwami are from Demsa Local Government Area, adding a local political dimension to the race.
However, the APC has firmly rejected Fwa’s allegations and insisted that its primary elections were conducted in a transparent and credible manner.
Reacting to the claims, Adamawa APC Publicity Secretary Victor Dogo described the accusations as an attempt to tarnish the party’s image.
“We conducted primaries openly; the media covered the exercise, people lined up to vote their preferred candidates, so where is the injustice?” Dogo said.
He further challenged rival political parties to provide evidence of their own primary processes.
“I challenge Labour Party and other political parties to show us the videos of their primary elections in Adamawa State,” he added.
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The exchange highlights growing political tensions in Adamawa as parties position themselves ahead of the 2027 general elections, with candidate selection processes already emerging as a major point of contention.
