We’re set for hitch-free direct primaries – Oyo APC Chair

Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Chief Moses Adeyemo, has said that the party was resolved to conduct a free, fair, and credible direct primaries for all aspirants.

Adeyemo said this on Monday in Ibadan when receiving the Screening and Appeal Committee members deployed to the state, assuring that no stone will be left unturned to ensure fair and equal treatment of all aspirants.

He promised that the aspirants would be treated in accordance with the principles of progressivism and constitutional democracy.

“We set machinery in motion for us to achieve the aim of consensus across the board, but reports available to me indicate that we would have to go with the second option, which is direct primary, in certain cases including the governorship ticket.

“To this end, we shall work towards organising a free, fair, and credible exercise in all the affected areas, even as we cannot rule out the possibility of some aspirants having a rethink and supporting the consensus arrangement as necessary.

“Where we have more than one aspirant, Abuja would send people to conduct primaries, and we at the state level would provide the required support to make everything work out in the interest of our great Party.

“Either consensus or direct primaries, every registered party member will be involved, as they will all gather at their respective wards on the date picked by the national secretariat for the primary as it affects each elective position.

“For consensus, members will lend their voices for affirmation, while voting will be done in the cases of direct primary,” Adeyemo stated.

In his address, the Chairman of the Screening Committee, a former Speaker in the Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Taofiq AbdusSalam, assured that his committee would do a thorough job to ensure that only eligible aspirants were cleared.

Other members of the screening committee included Mr Kamal Sanusi (Secretary), Mr Smart Oluwole, Mr Tunde Kolade, and Mr Olabamiji Agunloye.

The Screening Appeal Committee is made up of Mr Jibola Oduwole (Chairman), Mr Abimbola Jack (Secretary), and Mr Jelil Jimoh.