2019 ELECTIONS : PDP JITTERY, ALREADY CONCEDING DEFEAT SAYS APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said it was amused by the interest Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has in the mode of election the APC chooses to adopt for primaries to elect its candidates for elections ahead of the 2019 presidential poll.
Consequently, the ruling party said âwith over 13 million registered APC members, coupled with a large section of non-partisan Nigerian electorate supporting President Muhammadu Buhariâs administration, it would seem the PDP, on account of its attack of APCâs adoption of direct primaries particularly to elect its presidential candidate, has already conceded defeat, even before the 2019 electionsâ.
Acting spokesman of the party, Yekini Nabena, said APC quite understood that the revolutionary and progressive idea of direct primaries to elect party candidates was strange to the PDP which he described as a party known for its inability to ensure internal party democracy and actively promotes imposition of candidates against the will of its members.
âDirect primaries, among others, ensure fairness; creates a level playing ground for contestants; eliminates corrupt tendencies usually associated with the delegates system and ultimately ensure full and direct participation of party members at all levels in the election of party candidates.
âThe APC is a progressive party and will continue to implement the Change Agenda promised to Nigerians. We urge Nigerians to continue their support as the President continues to rebuild and reposition the country,â he said.
[VANGUARD]