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Direct primary best for Nigeria’s parties-Group

By Victor Akinkuolie Ado-Ekiti

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A pan-Yoruba social-cultural organisation, the Agbajowo Advocacy for Yoruba People’s Right (AAYPR) has said the Ekiti State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary  which produced Biodun Oyebanji as the party’s flag bearer was a proof that direct primary mode remains the best option for Nigerian political parties.

The group, with over three decades of existence, said while monitoring the APC primary held on Thursday January 27 observed that the election had its glitches.

The group noted that the internal poll proved direct participation of members of political parties in chosing the party’s aspirants remains the best option in any democratic setting.

The group in its preliminary reports, signed by its National President and the Secretary, Otunba Muyideen Olamoyegun, and Comrade Bolawa Akindolie respectively, said the direct primary conducted in Ekiti was credible, inclusive and transparent, noting that it is the best way to reduce rigging to the bearest minimal.

The group which had deployed 300 of its members spread across the 177 wards and polling units said its observations and recommendations will be forwarded to the National Assembly and all the registered political parties in the country.

The group advised Nigerians to disregard reports being released by people who did not witness or monitor the primary, saying “these are people guided by stereotyping, wild assumptions and aspirants who saw the primary as a must win venture”.

The coalition said it had earlier written to the major stakeholders of the party indicating its intention to monitor the primary election, adding that the AAYPR, is in possession of audio and visual evidence in several polling units, wards and communities in order to produce verifiable account of the primary.

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The group said the outcome of the primary was seen celebrated across the State in rural and urban communities by the young, the old, men and women alike indicating an expression of a popular choice.

The Yoruba group said it will be unfair to undermine this unique signpost associated with the Direct Primary in Ekiti State.

“There is no perfect system anywhere. The Ekiti Primary demonstrated inclusion and expresses the potential and powers possessed by the electorates and their ability to make tremendous input into the process that produced  the aspirant of the party they belong.

On security, the group said generally the election was peaceful and well coordinated without any loss of lives, inflicting of injury on any voter or the employment of any armed group by all the stakeholders.

It commended all the aspirants for a show of concern for peaceful public participation in the process of chosing the representative of the party at the June gubernatorial election.

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