Chukwudi Akasike, Port HarcourtTHE disagreement with the All Progressives Congress appears not to have come to an end as the faction of the party in support of Senator Magnus Abe on Monday adopted direct primaries as a form of selecting candidates ahead of the 2019 general election. Recall that the Rotimi Amaechi-led faction of the party had on Thursday adopted indirect primaries as a mode of selecting candidates for election. But a communique issued on Monday by the Abe faction of the party after its State Executive Committee Meeting in Port Harcourt indicated that the decision to adopt the direct primaries was aimed at making elections to reflect the will and aspirations of the people. “The State Executive Committee unanimously adopts and confirms the use of direct primaries for choosing all our candidates in the forthcoming 2019 elections, as the mode affords party members the opportunity to participate in the process. Abe said, “I am just coming from a meeting, where a unanimous decision was taken; that there should be direct primaries in Rivers State APC.

Source: Punch September 10, 2018 17:03 UTC