ASABA/Nigeria: The leadership and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Delta State Chapter has protested the move by the factional Chairman, Prophet Jones Erue to reverse the decision of the state chapter to adopt direct primaries in choosing its candidates.
Recall that major party stakeholders led by Chief Cyril Abeye Ogodo led in a press release made available to Ndokwa Reporters, SWC has adopted direct primaries in the conduct of all party primaries to elect its candidates ahead of 2019 general elements, after an expanded State Executive Committee meeting of the APC Delta State Chapter led by Chief Cyril Abeye Ogodo, held on the 6th of September 2018, at Asaba.
The meeting which was attended by members of the APC SWC, 25 LGA, Chairmen, secretaries and youth leaders and the about 270 wards chairmen resolved to adopt direct primaries to give all aspirants level playing ground.
In a communiqué issued and signed by the state party Chairman Chief Cyril Ogodo, Secretary Barr Silas Buowe, members of SWC and over 300 others resolved as followed:
“Arising from an expanded State Executive Committee meeting of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Delta State Chapter led by Chief Cyril Abeye Ogodo, held on the 6th day of September 2018, the following resolutions were reached.
“To commend His Excellency, Comrade Adams Aliu Oshiomohle – National Chairman and members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of our great Party on their recent decision to entrench internal democracy in the Party through the approval for the use of Direct Primaries in choosing our Flag Bearers.
“To commend the President and the Commander – in Chief – of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic – Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, for repositioning Nigeria to greatness. The Delta State APC is excited like many other Nigerians across the Nation that Mr President’s leadership style has rekindled our hope in democracy.
“That the Delta State APC hereby Adopts and Affirms the use of Direct Primaries for choosing all our Flag Bearers.
“The above decision affirms our Party’s disposition and desire to make our elections in 2019 and beyond truly reflect the will of the people as there cannot be democracy without the people’s participation.”
But Erue in a moved considered by major stakeholders will give undue advantage to one of the governorship aspirants and his group in the party, he wrote to the NWC suggesting that indirect primary be held instead.
Meanwhile, as reported earlier, the Jones Erue Faction of the party, had slated meeting for Saturday, September 8, 2018 for a meeting to take position on how to go about the primaries in the state congresses.
