Salihu Girei, a governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State, has raised objections after discovering his name was missing from the primary election list. Despite fully complying with the party’s screening procedures, Girei found himself excluded from the finalized list without any official communication regarding disqualification or adverse findings.
In a formal complaint released to the press on Friday evening, Girei emphasized that he participated in the screening exercise as required by party guidelines. He stated, “To my great astonishment, the list published by the committee in charge of the primary election entirely omitted my name, offering no explanation or justification.” He further noted that he was neither notified of any disqualification nor summoned before the Post-Screening Appeal Committee.
Girei stressed that this unexplained omission undermines the principles of fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity within the party’s internal democracy. He added, “At no point was I made aware of any decision affecting my eligibility. As a result, I have been unjustly denied the chance to contest.”
In his appeal, he requested the National Chairman, via the Adamawa State APC Appeal Committee, to investigate the circumstances of his exclusion, restore his name on a revised list, and order a fresh primary election to allow him a fair shot. This complaint surfaced shortly after the APC announced Ahmed Tijani Galadima as the winner of the governorship primary.