DO NOT ALLOW THE HIGHEST BIDDERS TO HIJACK THE APC PRIMARY
The Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu has appealed to the Sen. Abdulahi Adamu led National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressive Congress to follow the roadmap of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Okechukwu made the appeal Sunday while addressing journalists at the Eagle Square Abuja on the outcome of the just concluded APC convention.
Okechukwu who the congratulated the Adamu-led NWC enjoined the new APC leadership to adhere strictly to President Buhari’s roadmap while conducting the forthcoming primaries of the party.
He urged them to give the deservedattention to the President’s advice to adhere to the doctrine of internal democracy and equal opportunities which would would ensure that the forthcoming party primaries were not hijacked by highest bidders.
Okechukwu admittethat money bags were seemingly unavoidable in Nigeria’s body politics, but acknowledged the possibility of conducting free, fair and transparent party primaries in the country.
He said, “My confidence is predicated on the premise that Distinguished Senator Adamu and his team will follow Mr President’s roadmap because he (Adamu)headed the Reconciliation Committee and some members like the National Organising Secretary are with him. Therefore handy with the Report, it will be easier for NWC to navigate.”
“For me the NWC should first address the recommendations of the Reconciliation Committee Report so as to engender trust and guarantee genuine peace instead of peace of the grave yard in many states before embarking on the primaries.”
Okechukwu faulted claims that there was no time to waste on reconciliation, describing it as indispensable to the actualisation of Mr President’s roadmap.
“All the NWC needs to do is to set up many primary electoral panels, minimum of three per state for State House of Assembly, Senate and Federal House of Representatives, Gubernatorial and Presidential. There should be as many as possible for lumping up will slow down the process and create room for the money bags to hijack the process.”
