APC Senatorial Candidate Erondu Rejects Alleged Substitution Ahead of 2027 Polls.The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Abia South Senatorial District, Erondu Uchenna Erondu Jr., has dismissed reports claiming that he has been replaced as the party’s candidate for the 2027 general election.In a statement personally signed on Saturday, Erondu described the alleged substitution of his candidacy as unlawful and unconstitutional, insisting that he remains the duly nominated APC flag bearer for the Abia South Senatorial District.The lawmaker, who represents Obingwa West Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, said he emerged victorious in the APC senatorial primary election conducted on May 16, 2026, across the 65 electoral wards in the six local government areas that make up the senatorial district.
According to him, the results of the primary election duly affirmed his emergence as the party’s candidate, and he maintained that no valid process had been carried out to replace him.Erondu reaffirmed his confidence in the party’s internal processes and urged his supporters to remain calm, insisting that his candidacy for the 2027 general election remains valid.
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