The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the party will be going for direct primaries, urging members across the country to come to Abuja and vote for their preferred presidential candidate for the election.
Ajibola Basiru, the national secretary of the APC, disclosed the development in a trending video on Thursday, May 7, adding that the presidential primary will be contested between President Bola Tinubu and Osifo Stanley, a businessman from Edo State who purchased the N100 million APC presidential nomination forms.
This came after the earlier consensus mode adopted by the ruling party appeared to have failed, as it had led to crises in other states.
For instance, the Ogun APC has been able to reach a consensus on its governorship candidate, but the story was not the same in other elective seats, such as the battle for the Ogun East senatorial ticket between Governor Dapo Abiodun and former Governor Gbenga Daniel, the current holder of the ticket.
Also, the party has been finding it difficult to nominate a gubernatorial candidate in Oyo, as the two leading aspirants, Senator Sharafadeen Alli and former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, are claiming to be the anointed candidate of President Tinubu.