The kogi state chairman of the All Progressive Congress, (APC), Hon Abdullahi Bello, has assured of a hitchfree primary election of the party slated for Friday 9th October, 2020 across the 21 council areas of the state.
The chairman who stated this on Thursday at the party Secretariat in Lokoja, while addressing party officials who would be conducting the primaries, also assured of victory for his party in the council election slated for 12 December, 2020.
The chairman described the state Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello as a focused and visionary leader, whose advise and direction has brought peace to the party, adding that the party is now more formidable and positioned to face any challenge.
According to him, the party choosed the concensus option in the selection of its chairmanship and councillorship candidates across the 21 council areas, as enshrined in the Constitution of the party to reduce tension and crisis among members of the party.
He charged the officials to be transparent in their conduct and treat everyone equally, saying that they must not take side in the exercise.
“Our party has been very successful from the Presidential, national Assembly, state houses of Assembly and the governoship elections in the state. We are also confident of overwhelming victory in the council election.
“We have chosen the concensus option as enshrined in the Constitution of our party. We have indirect, direct and concensus options for selecting our candidates. The concensus option has helped us. Yes as a Party, we have pockets of complaint in one or two councils which we are resolving.
“But to a very large extent. This option has helped us greatly. It has reduced tension, our people are cooperating and I expect a hitchfree exercise.
He called on members of the party to cooperate with the officials, adding that the officials have been told to adhere strictly with the rules governing the conduct of the primary election as contained in the APC constitution.
