Anambra: APC Primary not for sale, Ganduje

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By Madu Obi

The national chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje has warned Anambra billionaire governorship aspirants that the party's ticket for the November 8 election is not for sale to the highest bidder.

Speaking in Abuja during a courtesy visit by a support group, 'Booth to Booth with Bola Tinubu',' Ganduje advised the aspirants not to use their wealth to influence the April 5 primary election, but to rather strengthen the party in the state.

The chairman reassured that the APC would conduct a free, fair, and transparent primary election, adding, "As a party, if we are to have a good primary in the state, all our stakeholders must be fully committed".

He said further: "We have told them that this time around, it will not be business as usual. Let us support the system.

We know they are very rich and have a lot of money, but they should not use it to disrupt the system and state. They should use their wealth to develop the state and build the APC.

In fact, it will be highly appreciated if they can produce a consensus candidate, and if they do, I will give them an award."

The chairman also addressed the mode of primary election, saying, "You mentioned the options of direct or indirect primaries. As an institution, I assure you, we will meet, and the National Working Committee, in conjunction with the party's leadership, will decide on the method for the primary."

The National Coordinator of the support group, Mr. Iyke Madu urged the National Working Committee to adopt the indirect mode of primary to elect the party's candidate due to the insecurity in the state.

He stated, "There is an issue of insecurity in Anambra as we speak. Even the state government could not conduct their own local government elections due to insecurity. They wrote to certain communities, informing them that elections could not be held in those areas due to insecurity.

This will be challenging for the party to hold direct primaries in the state, given the security concerns.

We believe that if the state government cannot conduct local government elections because of insecurity, it will be difficult for a party that does not control the state to hold direct primaries."

Madu, therefore, requested the party to consider adopting indirect primaries, as allowed by the party's constitution.