BREAKING: APC State Congresses Hit Legal Turbulence as Party Moves Forward in Key States L

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March 3, 2026 — Nigeria


In a dramatic turn of events on the scheduled day of state-level congresses across the All Progressives Congress (APC), the ruling party’s plans have encountered both legal setbacks and successful rollouts in various states.


The Federal High Court sitting in Akure has halted the APC’s planned State Congress in Ondo State, which was slated for March 3, 2026. In an ex parte ruling, Justice Toyin Bolaji Adegoke restrained the party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from proceeding with the exercise, citing ongoing legal challenges by aggrieved members. The injunction also restrains the party from recognising the ward and local government congresses held earlier, pending the substantive hearing scheduled for March 26, 2026. 


Meanwhile, other state chapters of the APC proceeded with their congresses as scheduled. In Lagos State, party leaders confirmed that the state congress commenced at Mobolaji Johnson Stadium, Lagos Island, with statutory delegates and key stakeholders in attendance. The exercise, set to begin at 10 a.m., is aimed at electing new executive officers and party officials in line with the party constitution. 


Similarly, in Delta State, the APC mobilised delegates and stakeholders to Asaba for its state congress, emphasising unity and adherence to the party’s “Renewed Hope for M.O.R.E Agenda.” The congress is expected to formalise leadership structures ahead of forthcoming political engagements and elections. 


Further north in Kwara State, the APC also held its congress at the Arca Centre in Ilorin, with the party urging delegates to participate actively in the exercise following the successful completion of ward and local government congresses. 


Political watchers say the mixed outcomes of today’s congresses, from courtroom interventions to smooth proceedings in other regions — highlight the complex dynamics within Nigeria’s ruling party as it seeks to consolidate internal structures ahead of future elections.

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