Osun Election: APC To Select Governorship Candidate Through Direct Primary

APC Reveals Strategies Ahead Of Its Osun Governorship Primaries

The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has stated that the option of direct primary would be used to pick its flag bearer for the September 22 governorship election in Osun state.

This was disclosed by Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the party on Monday in Abuja while speaking with reporters after a meeting with members of the party’s national working committee (NWC).

According to Oshiomhole, 17 aspirants have obtained the party’s expression of interest and nomination forms to contest its ticket at its primary slated for Thursday.

He further stated that all the aspirants have been screened and cleared, and are all competent to effectively govern the state.

“We do not lack competent hands to provide leadership in Osun after the exit of Gov. Rauf Aregbesola,” Oshiomhole declared.

“Although all the aspirants had been cleared, it is only one of them that would fly the party’s flag at the election. Regardless of who wins the primary, we hope that the rest of them will support the person to ensure that we do our best to retain the governance of Osun.

“We have decided that in order to ensure popular participation, and to deepen democracy in Osun State, in line with the provision of our party constitution which allows for either direct or indirect primary, we have resolved that the governorship election primary in Osun state will be conducted on the basis of direct primary.

“What that means is that every card-carrying member of our party will participate in the process of nominating the flag bearer of the party.

“This for us, is the most democratic way to conduct election and is in line with what our critical stakeholders from that part of the country wants and we are quite happy to oblige.”