APC governorship aspirant threatens to boycott indirect primaries in Kaduna
APC, Sir Jalal Falal, has said he will boycott the indirect mode of
primary elections adopted by the party in the state.
He also told his supporters that he will not participate in the coming
governorship indirect mode of primary scheduled in the state.
Briefing newsmen of his stand, he said, "As it is certain that we will
be unjustly treated by stooges imposed as leaders of the party who are
not elected but handpicked to serve the interest of the governor and
his anointed godsons and daughters against the overall interest of the
party and its members.
"Sequel to the adoption of Indirect Primaries as a mode of nomination
of candidates for the forthcoming 2019 general election by APC in
Kaduna State, our efforts through the National Headquarters of our
party to reverse the induced position of Kaduna State Chapter of APC
by the Kaduna State government.
"As at the time of this conference, no substantive resolution is
received from the National Headquarters as to set aside the position
of APC Kaduna State Chapter and order for Direct Primaries to be
conducted in the state.
"In regards to the above premise, we have reached out and consulted
widely with elders and well-meaning people of Kaduna State,
politicians and non-politicians alike, NGOs, CSOs, CBOs, religious,
community and traditional leaders, students' union bodies, trade and
labour unions, women and youth organizations, our team of supporters
within and outside our party, volunteer campaign groups and many other
stakeholders whom we have contacted before we made our intention
known.
"The advice we have gotten from all the aforementioned stakeholders
without a contrary view is to simply boycott the primaries.
"On this note, we found it extremely important to refresh your minds
on reasons why we joined the race for APC gubernatorial ticket in
Kaduna State in order to appreciate our decision of boycotting the
party's Indirect Primary Election as the best option available to us
at this juncture.
"We were moved by the idea of Direct Primaries that was said to be the
option for nomination of candidates in APC at all level. We were
motivated to put to practice the 'not too young to run' law assented
by the President which is now a law.
"We were determined to give APC members a better alternative aspirant
who will deliver the party to victory at the general election to avoid
risking the party's ticket to an unpopular candidate that may cause
the party to suffer defeat from the opposition.
"In view of the decision of the APC Kaduna State Chapter which is yet
to be reversed by the National Headquarters of our party up to the
time of this conference, we cannot subject ourselves to Indirect
Primary Election by those we believe are not legitimately elected by
the general congress of the party, hence, we have boycotted the
primaries.
"We sincerely thank the good people of Kaduna State for the confidence
they reposed on us and the support they have shown to the struggle to
this end.
"The youth of Kaduna State deserve a special recognition for their
sacrifice and doggedness on the cause they believed would have
salvaged Kaduna State from the present situation of total bad
governance.
"We thank you most profoundly for identifying and standing by us all through."
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