Nigeria, May 6 -- Several members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina State, aspiring for election to the state and national assemblies, have purchased nomination forms to signal their rejection of the party's consensus arrangement.

The party in the state had decided to choose its flagbearers for the 2027 general elections by consensus.

The party formed a high-profile consensus committee headed by a former governor, Aminu Masari, with three deputies - Ibrahim Ida (Central), Ibrahim Jukamshi (South), and Ahmad Dangiwa (North) - serving as senatorial district heads.

PREMIUM TIMES learnt that six out of 15 House of Representatives members, one senator and several State Assembly members were denied the consensus tickets. The ...