He said: “The APC’s National Executive Committee (NEC) not the National Working Committee (NWC) has the final say on the mode of the primary election. So, the truth is that the Edo State APC chapter was correct to say that only the NEC has the final say on the matter and not the NWC. “We can say that the contemplation of the drafters of the APC Constitution is that direct primary means allowing all card-carrying party members to vote in a primary election. However, there are two issues that unless addressed the whole exercise will be subjected to abuse and manipulation, which is the clear intention of the APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. “Second, to conduct a direct primary, the most elementary requirement is an authentic register of party members.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 07, 2020 16:51 UTC