APC Chieftain applauds idea of direct primary election
BY ASSAM ABIA
The moves by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to adopt the direct primary option in its forth coming Party primary across the country has been applauded as a very welcomed development.
Speaking in Eket on Thursday, a leading aspirant in the race for Eket Federal Constituency, House of Representative seat under the APC, Hon Godwin Oton said the system will deepen democracy and curtail certain negative conducts associated with delegates primary.
Hon Oton, a former law maker in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly enumerated the advantages of direct party primary to include to promote free, fair and credible election at the primary stage.
“It will enable all cards carrying members of APC to feel belonging in the election of any aspirant”, he said, adding that it will increase the scope of choice and participation of members to elect their preferred aspirant.
Hon Oton said the new measure is constitutional as is contained under section 20 (V) of the APC constitution of October 2014 as Amended.
“I strongly advise that the direct primary option should be embraced by all well meaning party faithful of APC because apart from deepening democracy, it will stem the tide of money politics and godfatherism plaguing party politics in the country”, he said.
He congratulated the Governor-elect of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi for the victory in the just concluded gubernatorial election in Ekiti State while commending the national chairman of the party, His Excellency Adam Oshiomhole for his cohesiveness.
“The people of Ekiti State have spoken through their votes and the victory in Ekiti State is a pointer to what should be expected from Nigerians in 2019”, Oton averred.
He maintained that if given the mandate to represent the good people of Eket Federal Constituency in the House of Representative, he will set a benchmark in representation never had before.
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