Ogun governorship aspirant okays APC NWC’s ordering direct primaries in Ogun

Adejoke Adeleye, Abeokuta

A governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun has commended the National Working Committee, NWC  for ordering direct primaries to elect party flag-bearers in the state.

Abiodun made this commendation after the Committee of the APC reaffirmed that the mode of selecting party flagbearers would be through direct primaries, thus scuttling the plan of some state leaders to install seemingly unpopular candidates through the consensus or indirect system.

Abiodun expressed optimism that the direct primaries, which involved all card carrying members of the party to elect its candidates, would further enhance the confidence of party members in the leadership of the party and also provide them maximum sense of belonging in the party.

The oil magnate, who has been a strong advocate of the direct primary mode, said the NWC had just saved the party from the imminent destruction at the general election because legions of party members had vowed to leave the party if they were not allowed to participate in electing those who would fly the party’s flag at the upcoming general elections.

He, however, assured the national leaders of the party that the APC would remain a united and formidable party after the direct primaries and go on to win at the general elections because those who would lose at the direct primaries would know that they have lost fairly.