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The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress has picked the direct primary method for the Edo State governorship primaries scheduled for June 22, 2020.

It also granted a waiver to one of the aspirants, Pastor Ize-Iyamu, who is believed to be the preferred candidate of the APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole.

This, our correspondent gathered, was the outcome of the APC NWC meeting, held at the party’s National Secretariat, in Abuja, on Thursday.

The direct primary involves all ed card carrying of the party in each local government of the state.

They would vote for an aspirant of their choice while the indirect primary is one in which delegates decide who gets the party’s ticket. There is also an option for consensus.

If an aspirant is adopted by consensus, delegates of the party are expected to vote “Yes” or “No” and a simple majority “Yes” vote guarantees the candidate’s place.

A source, who attended the meeting but asked not to be named because he was not authorised to speak to the media, said, “Yes, we agreed on the direct primary as the method of primary for the Edo State governorship election.”

On the issue of waiver, he said, “One of the aspirants applied for a waiver to enable him to contest in the primaries and it was granted.”

When asked if these decisions were taken at the NWC meeting, the National Vice-Chairman (South South), Hilliard Eta, said, “Yes.”

Asked if a decision was taken on the issue raised in the letter written by the Deputy National Chairman (North), Senator Lawal Shuiabu, was discussed, he said, “It is a non-issue.”

The Deputy National Chairman (North), Senator Lawal Shuaibu, who was conspicuously absent from the meeting, said he did not attend because the contents of his letter were clear.

He simply said, “I cannot be a part of illegality.”

The former federal lawmaker had taken issue with the method adopted in choosing the party’s acting National Secretary.

According to him, the method was unknown to the APC constitution.

He further pointed out that the “APC constitution provides that party officials at the national level can only be elected at a convention and not by appointment.”

He further argued that since substantive occupants of positions in the NWC, such persons could act in such a capacity in the absence of their principals until such a time an election was held to fill the position.

Recall that The PUNCH had on Monday reported that the party was in quandary over which method of primary to adopt.

The Edo State APC Chairman, Anselem Ojezua, told our correspondent that based on a 2018 decision of the party’s National Executive Committee, the states decide which method best suited their situation and they would after agreeing send their decision to the NWC for implementation.

Thursdays NWC meeting which was chaired by Oshiomhole, had in attendance, the Deputy National Chairman (South), Senator Abiola Ajimobi, the National Secretary, Waziri Bulama, National Organising Secretary, Emma Ibidiro and National Legal Adviser, Babatunde Ogala.

Others include the National Vice-Chairman (North-West), Inuwa Abdulkadir and his counterpart from the South-South, Hilliard Eta.

https://punchng.com/apc-adopts-direct-primaries-for-edo-gov-poll-candidate/

Game on
Adams is about to do Obaseki something strong

From the moment Obaseki coup to remove Oshiomhole failed, I knew it would be tough for him. He should have decamped to PDP during the height of the crisis. Now he will likely lose the APC ticket.

Another crisis is brewing up.Which one is direct primary & consensus candidate @ the same time? Politics is truly a dirty game.Same Pastor Ize-Iyamu Adams Oshiomole once call an "untrustworthy fellow & looter"?

Oshiomhole ....said, “I did not appoint Ize-Iyamu because of his past record. I would not be comfortable to put government money in his hand. That is why I kept him completely out of government.

“I did not even give him a board appointment. He was part of the government that looted the Edo State treasury. Do not put the key to your kitchen in the hands of someone you do not trust.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/didnt-reappoint-ize-iyamu-2012-oshiomhole/%3famp=1

Repeat of Tinubu vs Am bode.
we know how this will surely end.

Politics

from local feelers on ground, An Ize Iyamu istration is a backdoor for The Igbenedions to Edo State money

Oshiomole is an hypocrite, u hated godfatherism ad now u re ....

SadiqBabaSani:
from local feelers on ground, An Ize Iyamu istration is a backdoor for The Igbenedions to Edo State money

Not when oshiobaba is fronting him

SadiqBabaSani:
Oshiomole is an hypocrite, u hated godfatherism ad now u re ....

That is real politics.that he hated a bad godfather
Doesn't mean he won't accept or even be a progressive godfather

Op,thank you for posting this news.I was about to post it.like I have always said,osho will rubbish obaseki.he has up till June 21 to pdp.same way okorocha candidate and ambode were schemed out is how obaseki will be pushed out.up apc

Racoon:
Another crisis is brewing up.Which one is direct primary & consensus candidate @ the same time? Same Pastor Ize-Iyamu Adams Oshiomole once call a criminal? Politics is truly a dirty game.

No matter how they do it Obaseki will still carry the day just watch. The Politics we play in Nigeria is quite different from any in the world reason they call it the Nigerian politics.

For me it will be very hard to trust a Nigerian politician even if my father becomes one tomorrow cos all they know is to fight for thier selfish interest.

senatordave1:
That is real politics. that he hated a bad godfather.Doesn't mean he won't accept or even be a progressive godfather

So there is now "progressive political godfatherism" in politics right? Same ugly trend Oshiomole said he has eliminated in Edo State? Your hypocrisy no be am.

Counting down to the ejection of Obaseki

Like Kogi, Edo election might end up being another war zone

Oshomole + ize iyamu is too much for obaseki to handle .

Oshomole will clean up Edo north votes,

Ize iyamu will do the damage in Edo south cos he is way popular than obaseki in of grassroot politics. And both obaseki and ize iyamu from same zone, it means it is a divided votes between both of them same as Edo central.

Oshomole Edo north is the decider.

Obaseki has lost already.

princdebola201:
Oshomole + ize iyamu is too much for obaseki to handle .

Oshomole will clean up Edo north votes,

Ize iyamu will do the damage in Edo south cos he is way popular than obaseki in of grassroot politics.

Edo central is a divided votes.

Obaseki has lost already.

obaseki won't even win a single local government in Edo south. Lmao this election will be the easiest in Nigeria

Obaseki already have division on his camp, he is trying to manage it thats why he has not been attacking oshomole lately.

Obaseki will spend money like ambode did with lagos primary, but political machinery that brought him to power will sweep him aside

Igbosmoker:
obaseki won't even win a single local government in Edo south. Lmao this election will be the easiest in Nigeria

let's give him and his Igbo ers small hope

I knew he lost Edo south to ize iyamu last time, maybe he will be fortunate to get some votes with his power of incumbency

princdebola201:
let's give him and his Igbo ers small hope

I knew he lost Edo south to ize iyamu last time, maybe he will be fortunate to get some votes with his power of incumbency

I won't called them Igbo ers but PDP ers most igbos don't even care about obaseki

Igbosmoker:
I won't called them Igbo ers but PDP ers most igbos don't even care about obaseki

you know average PDP defenders here re from south east region, they defend Yoruba's ,Hausa's e.t.c in pdp.e.g seyi makinde , matawalle,.

Best of luck to all the aspirants. The party should ensure that the primary is free, fair and credible. I’m ing whoever emerge as the party candidate. No to PDP in Edo State.

Let the best man for the job win

Game on.

Edo elections always comes with clashes. The battle line has been drawn between obaseki and osho baba. Let's see who will win the race.

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Lolz, e don red for Obaseki, where are his ipob ers, it is time for action.

Obaseki is a goner.

It's about to go down.


Party scatter

in Nigeria, politics is a university of crime.

Let's see how it goes

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princdebola201:
let's give him and his Igbo ers small hope

I knew he lost Edo south to ize iyamu last time, maybe he will be fortunate to get some votes with his power of incumbency

Sometimes ones wonders the level of IQ an average partisan Nigerian youth has..

Now Ize iyamu who contested under PDP in the last Guber is now the next best thing after sliced bread while Obaseki who was the cherry in the last guber is now under Igbo ers...

The antecedents which are supposed to be used as gauges are not neccessary anymore, yet you seek a brighter future...

The reason why we have a certificate-less president is not far fetched, stupid begets stupid.