A governorship aspirant under the platform of All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, Sen. Hieneken Lokpobiri, has urged the party to conduct indirect primaries for election of its candidate for the Nov. 16 poll.
He said that indirect primaries would ensure transparency and credibility in the process of electing the party’s flag bearer in the state. “That is in my wisdom and the wisdom of the majority members of the party; indirect primary is the best way to go. According to him, if you hear anywhere somebody is rooting for direct primary, that is the person’s opinion but I believe that as a party and the majority of the supporters in Bayelsa support indirect primary election.“Like I always say, the only way we can avoid division and ensure that there is credibility in the process is to ensure that we have the indirect primary,” Lokpobiri said.“Let me make it categorically clear that I don’t have any problem with Sylva.
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