Suleiman Wambai, North-Central, National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress , has said direct primary election in Edo was the only way to avoid a repeat of the Zamfara experience.The APC chieftain stated this while briefing newsmen on Monday in Lafia, NAN reports.“A candidate can emerge either through consensus, direct or indirect primaries, depending on what the party decides in any given state.
Wambai, however, stated that the national headquarters of the party decided direct primaries for the upcoming election in Edo because there were factions in the State. “So, to avoid the Zamfara experience, the party at the national level decided that direct primaries is the only way out,” Wambai stated.
He lauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s developmental strides and pledged the support of members of the party in the zone to enable him to succeed.
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