Download as docx, pdf, or txt
Download as docx, pdf, or txt
You are on page 1of 1

ONDO APC GOVERNORSHIP PRIMARIES: LAWYER URGED APC TO

ADOPTS DIRECT PRIMARY METHOD.

AS TIME DRAWS NEARER FOR THE ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS


APC GOVERNORSHIP PRIMARIES COME APRIL IN ONDO STATE, CALLS
HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF THE PARTY TO
ADOPT DIRECT PRIMARY, AS OPPOSE TO THE INDIRECT OR
DELEGATES METHOD USED IN THE PAST, IN ELECTING A CANDIDATE
FOR THE NOVEMBER GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION.

SPEAKING ON NEWCRUSE FM’s POLITICAL PROGRAM ON SUNDAY,


SEASONED POLITICAL ANALYST AND LAWYER, BARRISTER YEMI
ADETOYINBO POSITED THAT A DIRECT PRIMARY, IN WHICH ALL
CARD-CARRYING MEMBERS OF THE PARTY IS ALLOWED TO VOTE
FOR THEIR PREFERRED ASPIRANT, WILL HELP TO MINIMIZE
MISUNDERSTANDINGS THAT MIGHT LIKELY SURFACE AFTER THE
PARTY PRIMARIES, AS AGAINST INDIRECT OR DELEGATES METHOD.

HE FURTHER OPINED THAT THE LARGE NUMBER OF ASPIRANTS


JOSTLING FOR THE PARTY TICKET CALLS FOR CAUTION, AND URGED
THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF THE PARTY TO CONSIDER DIRECT
PRIMARY METHOD TO CHOOSE ITS CANDIDATE.

HERE’S BARR. ADETOYINBO AS HE SPEAKS IN YORUBA

SOT

REPORT HAS IT THAT SOME OF THE LEADING ASPIRANTS IN THE


PARTY ARE: INCUMBENT GOVERNOR, MR. LUCKY AYEDATIWA;
FORMER COMMISSIONER AND CURRENT NATIONAL VICE CHAIRMAN
APC MR. ISAAC KEKEMEKE; SEATING SENATOR REPRESENTING
ONDO SOUTHERN SENETORIAL DISTRICT MR. JIMOH IBRAHIM;
FORMER FINANCE COMMISSIONER IN THE STATE, MR. WALE
AKINTERINWA; TWO TERMS HOUSE OF REPRESENATIVE MEMBER,
MR. MAYOWA AKINFOLARIN, AMONGST OTHERS.

You might also like