Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, on Thursday in
Abuja boasted that the state would deliver 2.5 million votes to President
Muhammadu Buhari at the 2019 presidential election.
Masari, who made the declaration while answering
questions from journalists after meeting the president in the State House, said
whereas Katsina State gave the president 1.5 million votes in 2015, it will top
it with additional 1 million votes in 2019.
"The people of Katsina are 100 percent behind
President Buhari and they will continue to support him even after the 2019
elections.
"We expect this based on the figures coming
out of the registered voters to give him nothing less than 70 to 80 percent.
"We don't have the figures now because they
have completed additional registration.
"We are not talking about the last exercise
that led to the 2015 election when he got almost 1.5 million votes from the state.
So, we expect that by 2019, we will be able to give
him additional 1 million votes making it not less than 2.5 million votes,"
he said.
On the raging issue of direct and indirect
primaries in the All Progressives Congress (APC), the governor dismissed the
insinuation that it is a hot matter.
According to him, there is nothing contentious
about it because whatever option adopted, whether direct, indirect primaries or
consensus option, it is adequately provided for in the party's constitution and
hence, is a non-issue.
Masari said: "It is not a hot cake. First of
all, let me say from all the states that we have read and heard from, Lagos,
Kano and Niger are the only states that have opted for direct primaries in a
country of 36 states plus FCT.
“I think it shouldn't be a contentious issue.
"In fact, the constitution of the party is
very clear. There is nothing contentious in this. The party constitution
recognises direct, consensus and indirect primaries. "Therefore, whichever
method is adopted, nobody is breaching the constitution of the party. So, what
is the big deal about it?"
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