Borno APC Adopts Indirect Primary Mode

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All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno State on Tuesday adopted indirect system for the conduct of its forthcoming primaries.

The state Chairman of the party, Bukar Dalori, had conveyed the meeting of the major stakeholders of the party to discuss the option to be adopted inthe forthcoming primaries.

At the meeting, which was chaired by the Deputy Governor, Usman Durkwa who represented Governor, Kashim Shettima, the party chairman asked that vote should be cast for one of the three options of consensus, direct or indirect primary, to be used to determine the candidate of the party at forthcoming primaries.

Representatives of different party leadership levels were allowed to speak for the option that should be adopted.

All the speakers stood for indirect primaries, stressing that the peculiarity of the security situation of the state has thrown at them the indirect primary as the most feasible option.

Dalori, while addressing the stakeholders, said the APC National Working Committee (NWC) has given state chapters of the party the latitude to choose either direct or indirect primaries in the state.

"These are the critical stakeholders of our party in Borno State, and the position of the state working committee is the use of indirect primaries," Dalori said.

Leader of the House of Representatives Borno caucus, Hon Mohammed Tahir Monguno, said the caucus was in "agreement with the decision of the stakeholders. He said the NWC was in line with the thinking of Borno State APC.”

Senator Abubar Kyari who represents Borno North in the Senate said the peculiarities of the state, especially the insecurity, could make direct primaries a big challenge.

"We don't even have authentic lists of party members now because of the displacement of many of our people. So it will be difficult for anybody to use direct primaries. The indirect system is cheaper and less difficult for us," he said.

In his submission, Senator Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South in the Senate, moved the motion for the adoption of the stakeholders’ decision. It was supported by Hon Asabe Villita, a House of Representatives member. The motion was endorsed through a ‘yes’ vote.

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