..adopts indirect primary for Governorship, others positions

By Anthony Ogbonna

The All Progressives Congress, APC, party’s National Executive Committee, NEC, has, Thursday, adopted direct primary election to select its presidential candidate come 2019 elections.

APC NEC

The party also adopted an indirect primary for other elective positions like the governorship position.

The party adopted processes during its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held at its national secretariat in Abuja.

Disclosing the development to newsmen, the Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong said states must inform the National Working Committee NWC of the party if they wish to hold indirect primaries.

Those present at the meeting included the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and the national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu.

Others were governors and other party chieftains.