APC Explains Mode Of Primaries, Says All Positions Shall Be By Direct primaries 

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has make clarification on the decision of the National Executive Committee (NEC) concerning the conduct of primaries for the 2019 elections.

The party’s explanation is coming following the different and misleading interpretations of the resolution of the party reached at the 30th August, 2018 National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.

Besides NEC’s resolved to adopt the Direct Primary option for the Presidential Primary, it resolved that elections into all positions shall be by Direct primaries (All card carrying members of the party shall vote to elect candidates).

The statement by the party’s spokesman reads: “Update: NEC Decisions on Mode of Primary Election”

We wish to make the following clarifications on NEC’s resolutions:

1. Primary Elections into all elective offices shall be by the Direct and Indirect Election or by Consensus. The use of the Direct and Indirect Primaries shall however depend on the peculiarity and need of a given State.

2. In each case, the State Executive Committee (SEC) shall in consultation with candidates and other critical stakeholders of the Party in a given State identify and forward for the consideration and approval by the National Working Committee (NWC) for the mode of election to be adopted.

3. The adopted mode shall now be applied to all categories of the Party’s Primary Elections i.e. State Assembly, Senate, House of Representatives and for the Governorship Elections.

4. The request for the selection of mode of election must be signed by majority of the Executive Committee in attendance at the meeting where such resolution is reached.

5. NEC resolved to adopt the Direct Primary option for the Presidential Primary.

SIGNED:

Mr. Yekini Nabena
Ag. National Publicity Secretary