AYV News, January 7, 2026
Ahead of the All People’s Congress (APC) Party’s National Delegates Conference planned for August 2026, the Party has presented the authenticated Party Identification Card to former Vice President Alhaji Samuel Samsumana at his Hill Station residence in Freetown.
The move is in fulfilment of the Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC) order to withdraw the 2023 membership card and reissue a new one dated 2020 within 14 days.
A crucial ruling by the PPRC has paved the way for Samsumana to contest for the APC flagbearer position in the upcoming elections.
The PPRC’s decision affirms that Samsumana has met the necessary constitutional requirements to run for the leadership of the APC, following the confirmation of his uninterrupted membership in the party.
In a statement released today, the PPRC clarified that Samsumana has been a continuous and legitimate member of the APC since his readmission in 2020.
The Commission emphasised that his membership had been validly restored during a National Advisory Committee (NAC) meeting on September 8, 2020, which was conducted under emergency provisions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NAC, acting as the National Delegates Conference (NDC), unanimously agreed to reinstate him into the party.
The PPRC ruling rejected attempts to invalidate his readmission by suggesting it was tied to a later endorsement by the NDC, dismissing these claims as improper and made in bad faith. It also directed the APC to update Samsumana’smembership card to reflect his 2020 readmission, rather than the 2023 date that had been mistakenly listed.
The restored status means that Samsumana has now completed the required five consecutive years of continuous membership with the APC, a crucial condition for qualifying as a candidate for the party’s flagbearer position.
