APC Crisis May Trigger Anarchy Before 2027 – Vatsa

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Niger State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Jonathan Vatsa, has warned that Nigeria risks sliding into anarchy ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Naija News reports that Vatsa spoke with journalists in Minna on Sunday after a thanksgiving service to mark his 64th birthday.

He blamed what he described as the disturbing role of the judiciary and the body language of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Vatsa predicted an impending crisis within the ruling party, saying the APC’s internal troubles would surpass those of the opposition parties.

“The day the results are released will mark the beginning of the mother of all crises in the APC,” he declared.

He said the failure of the party to announce the outcome of its primary elections nearly two months after they were conducted showed that the APC was sitting on a time bomb.

Vatsa Accuses Judiciary, INEC

The former APC publicity secretary in Niger State warned that the judiciary and INEC should be held responsible if the country descends into political turmoil ahead of 2027.

“Their actions and body language are capable of throwing the country into anarchy and truncating democracy,” he said.

He also described crises in opposition parties as “sponsored,” insisting that the APC’s problems were self-inflicted.

Vatsa accused the APC of abandoning internal democracy during its recent primaries. He alleged that about 80 per cent of candidates in Niger State emerged through a “Government House-arranged consensus.”

He described the process as “the biggest political deceit since 1999.”

“This level of injustice is enough to trigger rebellion within the party. People are keeping quiet because they want food on their tables, but the anger is there,” he said.

Vatsa added that founding members of the APC had been sidelined by those who joined the party after it came to power.

“We pushed the broken-down vehicle called APC into motion in 2015, but today those who joined later are occupying the house. I am one of the landlords and I cannot abandon my house for tenants,” he added.