Edo 2024: APC to Adopt ‘Consensus Agreement’ in Picking Flagbearer
By Kabir Akintayo
In a daring move to take over Edo state from opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) The All Progressives Congress (APC) has moved for a consensus to unite the party ahead of the off-cycle election taking place in September, 2024.
National Chairman of the Party, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, made the appeal to Edo state party stakeholders and aspirants during a meeting at the party secretariat on Monday night in Abuja.
POLITICS DIGEST reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fixed September 21, 2024 for the Edo state off-cycle governorship election.
Meanwhile, number of aspirants who purchased forms for the APC, gubernatorial direct primary which is scheduled to take place on February 17, 2024, has reached thirty.
Ganduje, during the meeting, assured all aspirants of a level playing field, and also urged them to act as party men whose ambition must not be inimical to the collective goal of the party which is victory.
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“We have to be transparent and at the same time, we have to also adopt a guided democracy where we can discuss issues so that we limit if possible the number of contests. Even though it’s not a crime if we have a large number. The party will get more revenue but that’s not the issue.
“The issue is that if we can leave it through agreement, the better for us.
“Some know that at this material time, maybe because of the location; maybe because of some antecedents, they may not be the best candidate at the moment.
“That doesn’t mean they will never be a good candidate but through that consensus, we will be able to narrow down so that we have candidates,” Ganduje said.
Earlier in his remarks, the former Edo state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole applauded Ganduje for playing a major role in the last Edo state elections while as a governor of Kano state, believing now that he is the Chairman of the party, victory is assured.
He said “Nobody needs to lecture Mr Chairman on this because even as a governor of Kano state you offered to lead the last campaign and even relocated.
“Almost all the Kano state executive council relocated to Benin for days just to ensure that the last governorship election that we won it, but unfortunately not everybody believes in party participation to the extent that you did.”
The former APC, Chairman added that they are determined to reclaim Edo state from PDP.
“I used the word reclaim because Edo is ours. We lost it due to several factors some of which were caused by some APC elements,” Oshiomhole said.
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