Why consensus may not work for presidential primary – APC Chairman

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, says the consensus may not work for their upcoming presidential primaries.Information Guide Nigeria

According to PUNCH, the APC chairman said this during a chat with Voice of America Hausa service in Abuja on Wednesday.

PUNCH reports that APC party’s presidential primary is scheduled to begin on Sunday.

Speaking on the idea of a forced consensus, Abdullahi Adamu said, “There is no truth in what you said. The reason is that the chairmanship seat is not the same as that of the tussle for the Presidency of the country. You can’t even compare the two of them. That question does not arise.

“However the party has laid down its rules and regulations for the aspirants. We would scrutinise all of them based on our guidelines to be sure we pick the right candidate for the party.”

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He further stated, “You can’t stop a party stalwart from contesting election or aspiring for the Presidency. It is their rights and we are happy for them. There is nothing wrong for anybody aspiring for the exalted seat of the presidency. It is God that decides who gets what.

“Once God makes up his mind and says this is who He wants, that is what we are praying for. We have 28 aspirants for the presidential ticket and everybody knows that all of them cannot get the ticket.

“If it is God’s wish, they all can even be president of the country one after the other. Ours is to ensure justice in the choice of who emerges candidate of the party. That does not mean we are perfect. But we pray we do the right thing.”Jamb Result

While speaking about delegates, he said, “For now, there is no law against aspirants taking campaign to delegates. I don’t have evidence that aspirants are sharing money to delegates. For me it’s the delegates that are selling their conscience which is not proper.

“Our delegates should know that anybody sharing money to them can’t be the right candidate of the party. He doesn’t mean well for the country. I don’t have solution for the problem.”

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