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Kogi guber: APC divided as factional executives adopt direct primary
The Governor of
Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello and his supporters now have more mountains to
climb ahead of the November 16 gubernatorial polls following the adoption of
direct primary by the Hadi Ametuo-led faction in the All Progressive Congress
(APC).
In a meeting of the
APC state party executives and stakeholders held at the state’s capital Lokoja,
on Monday, the party has resolved to adopt direct election format for the
forthcoming primary in August.
This came on the
heels of an earlier alleged meeting held by a faction of the party loyal to the
state governor, Yahaya Bello; on Saturday, 15 June, in which they declared
indirect election as the mode for the party’s primary election.
Addressing newsmen
immediately after the meeting, Haddy Emetuo, the factional State Chairman of
the APC, further elaborated on the situation.
“The executives of
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State have just risen from a meeting
and unanimously adopted direct mode for the APC primary election after
deliberations in which every member was given fair hearing and all suggestions
were put into consideration.
“We adopted the
direct election format because we all agreed that it is the best method that
strengthens and promotes internal democracy within our great party. It is the
method that allows every voice to be heard and gives opportunity to every member
of the APC to participate directly in the decision of who flies the flag of our
great party to victory in November.
“I want also to use
this opportunity to formally attend to the rumour flying around in the media
that some supposed state party executives have held a kangaroo meeting and have
declared indirect election as the method adopted by Kogi APC for the primary
election.
“I want to
categorically state that such meeting is illegal, null and void. The genuine
state party executives and stakeholders have just held a meeting and what I
tell you now is the official position of the All Progressives Congress, Kogi
State Chapter, as regards mode of the forthcoming primary election. Any other
meetings or resolutions should be disregarded by all party members and the
general public as they are fake and illegal.
“We are working
assiduously for victory in November and will not give room to nefarious
elements who want to instigate internal wrangling capable of scuttling our
chance.”
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