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Tinubu backs direct primary in Osun APC
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may this decision not be peculiar to osun but stand as the new way of our party. the nation and the apc will both be better for it he said1 all progressives congress national leader asiwaju bola ahmed tinubu said the decision of the partys national working committee nwc approving direct primary for electing the governorship candidate in osun will deepen internal democracy in the party1 a copy of the statement was made available to the news agency of nigeria nan by tinubus media officer mr tunde rahman1 according to the apc chieftain the partys constitution provides for both direct and indirect primaries but the direct option is more democratic and more participatory1 tinubu said that the decision was a ground-breaking step as it affirmed the partys democratic inclinations1 he said that the involvement of all apc members in candidate nomination would ensure that the party chooses the candidate of the people1 it will also serve to galvanise the party membership for the general election that lies ahead1 moreover direct primaries will serve as a future deterrent to those who might have tried to corrupt the delegate system of obtaining nominations1 with that system the temptation to buy delegates was an ever-present weakness. now such a venal undertaking will prove much too costly and uncertain to be entertained as feasible strategy1 i am sure party members in osun welcome this decision for it shines the rays of democracy more fully upon them1 tinubu expressed the view in a statement in lagos on tuesday entitled internal democracy improving the nomination process1 tinubu said that the decision took courage and conviction as it bucked the old ways to bring about something better and new1 when the history of this moment is written those looking back on this decision will say that it was an inevitable natural consequence of party evolution he said1 tinubu commended the partys national chairman comrade adams oshiomhole for leading the party toward greater democracy1 according to him increased participation of all party members in key decisions that affect them is commendable1 from inception our party has held to principles of internal democracy and by the open and fair conduct of our conventions we have distinguished ourselves from all other political parties1 while we have achieved more than others with regard to internal democracy there is still more to be done in order to perfect our internal procedures and mechanisms1 this consideration was a key factor in the election of oshiomhole as party chairman1 core to that mandate is the improvement of democracy within the party so that we may become even better representatives of the people tinubu said1 nan reports that the apc said it would adopt direct primary method in osun state in choosing a candidate ahead of the states governorship election1 the national chairman of the ruling party oshiomhole said this on monday in abuja after the screening of aspirants interested in flying the partys flag in the sept. 22 election1