APC NEC meets over primaries timetable Wednesday
Flays leaked correspondences to INEC
The National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) holds Wednesday over the timetable for the conduct of congresses and primaries for nomination of candidates ahead of the 2019 general elections, the party’s Acting National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Yekini Nabena, told Daily Trust in Abuja yesterday.
The APC, in a leaked correspondence to the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu dated August 17, 2018 and signed by its National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, had fixed the primaries to elect candidates for the House of Representatives elections for Wednesday, September 19, 2018.
In the notice sent to INEC in line with the provisions of Section 85 of the Electoral Act (2010) as amended, the party fixed senatorial primaries to elect candidates for the senatorial elections on Thursday, September 20, 2018.
The party, which also scheduled governorship primaries for Monday, September 24, 2018, fixed House of Assembly primaries for Saturday, September 29, 2018.
The notice, which urged the electoral body to send its officials to monitor the exercise, scheduled nationwide local government congresses to delegates to the National Convention (presidential) for Saturday, September 8, 2018.
The correspondence fixed the presidential primary to elect the presidential candidate for September 19, 2018, thereby making it coincide with the House of Representatives Primaries.
Meanwhile, the APC has expressed concern over the leaked correspondence to INEC.
The party, in a release yesterday advised the general public to wait for an official announcement from the party as the leaked dates were subject to changes.
“Our attention has been drawn to a leaked letter the National Chairman of the APC, Comrade Oshiomhole, wrote to the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Yakubu, informing the commission of the schedule of the congresses and primaries to elect party candidates for the 2019 general elections.
“These leaks of our sensitive and confidential correspondence to INEC are becoming commonplace and totally unacceptable. We strongly request that INEC looks into its internal handling of official correspondence and put a stop to these leaks.”