By Charles Kumolu
A FORMER deputy governor of Lagos State,   Otunba Femi Pedro has said the adoption of Modified Direct Primaries System,MDPS, by the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the preferred way of choosing its candidates in the upcoming 2015 elections, will ensure the emergence of an acceptable party candidate in the  presidential election.

Pedro, in a statement, yesterday, said the MDPS would ensure that the candidate with the most widespread grassroots support emerged as APC’s flag-bearer.

According to him: “Typically, this period in the electoral calendar usually throws up a mixture of controversy, disenchantment and irresolvable internal conflicts, but we are extremely prepared this time around.

“Our party has come this far because all its leaders agreed that internal democracy must continue to prevail. Cynics initially thought we won’t merge, but we did. We conducted an aggressive membership registration drive with minimal hitches across the country.

“Naysayers predicted doom during our first National Convention, but we came out successful and unscathed.

“We are on course. We have lost a few members along the way, but we have also gained valuable and committed members too. We must  continue to forge towards emancipating Nigerians from the claws of the ruling PDP – a party that has severely ruined our common heritage.

“The process and outcome of who becomes our presidential flag-bearer will definitely define us and what we stand for, and I am very optimistic that the modified direct primaries system will ensure that the candidate with the most widespread grassroots support will emerge as our flag-bearer.”