Osun gov’ship: APC endorses as youths kick direct primary

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC has approved the adoption of direct primary to elect its governorship candidate for September 22, 2018 election in Osun State.

The national chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, who addressed journalists after the NWC meeting, yesterday, said the direct primary was considered based on the demands of stakeholders from the state.

Oshiomhole said Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State would head the committee to conduct the primary scheduled for Thursday.

He said with direct primary, every card carrying member of the APC would participate in the process of electing party candidates.

He added that the method would be devoid of corrupt tendencies associated with indirect or delegates primary.

Seventeen aspirants had indicated interest in picking the APC ticket.

However, the APC Forum of Local Government Youth Leaders had rejected the idea of direct primary ahead of the September 22 election in the state. The youth leaders who advised the Oshiomhole-led NWC to drop the idea, also canvassed for the zoning of the position to Osun West Senatorial District.

The youths advised the party to use the delegate system to pick the gubernatorial candidate as done in Kogi, Edo, Ondo and Anambra states.