Nigeria, May 15 -- President Bola Tinubu has called on aspirants and leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to conduct the party's primary elections peacefully and uphold internal democracy as the party begins the process of selecting candidates for the 2027 general elections.

Mr Tinubu made the appeal in a statement issued on Thursday ahead of the commencement of the APC primaries, earlier scheduled to begin on Friday with the House of Representatives contests.

The ruling party has shifted the commencement of the House of Representatives primaries to Saturday.

The president described the forthcoming exercises as a defining moment for the party, saying the APC must preserve its unity and democratic ideals as it prepares ...