APC assesses fallout from primaries
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i am quite pleased with what is happening. we are ready and tomorrow we will be on our way to participate in the last legal act of making president muhammadu buhari the 2019 presidential flag bearer of the apc he said1 the all progressives congress apc has moved a step further as its governors met with president muhmmadu buhari and later with the leadership of the party to assess the fallout of the primaries conducted across the country1 they are of the conviction that the party would come out stronger after primaries across the states of the federation1 they spoke in abuja after a closed door meeting with mr adams oshiomhole the partys national chairman of the party1 they noted that the challenges that followed the partys primaries in some states were normal in a big and vibrant party like the apc1 gov. abudull azi yari of zamfara said they were in abuja to meet with the partys national chairman to find a way forward following matters arising from the partys primaries in some states1 he expressed optimism that the party would come out stronger as one family from whatever challenge it may be facing saying that it was sure of electoral victory in 20191 he added that resolutions had been made and that steps were being taken to address the situations and ensure better understanding1 we are working hard and faster to ensure that we got these things done so that we can go for the presidential national convention on saturday oct. 61 he however said that the governors were particularly concerned about inecs deadline for the conclusion of party primaries which is oct. 71 we are concerned because if we are not having candidates anywhere by oct. 7 that automatically means we are not fielding candidates for the positions he said1 gov. atiku bagudu of kebbi said that the meeting was convened by the partys national chairman adding that the governors collectively exchanged ideas and made suggestions on the way forward1 we have had the presidential direct primary and it went well. there were about thousands of party members across the state who turned out in 225 wards and they all voted in support of president muhammadu buhari as the partys candidate in the 2019 general election he said1 he noted that while the primaries went well in some states there were challenges in others because according to him it is a human process1 it is a human process and there are bound to be issues and challenges in one or two places because it is a dynamic process everything will be resolved1 the meetings were conducted as a family to boost the morale of stakeholders and find a way of getting out stronger from such quagmire1 also speaking gov.rochas okorocha of imo said party primaries normally comes with challenges especially in a democratic structure1 the apc do have some challenges in some states and we have come to soften the rough edges so we can rebuild unity in the party and ensure that aggrieved persons are settled1 we are here to look at what to do and of course you know our party believe in free fair justice and equity1 we are making sure we keep to that by giving everybody a chance to vote and be voted for he said1 the news agency of nigeria nan recalls that the apc national leadership had suspended the imo governorship primaries indefinitely1 okorocha said the direct primary mode of election being adopted in the state would enable everyone exercise their franchise1 whichever it is in imo we are fine and we on ground1 we shall make sure everybody is in one place because we do not want to give the peoples democratic party pdp edge whatsoever because i know they are coming up with their crisis1 we will be able to resolve our own crisis as quickly as possible before the main elections he said1 okorocha added that despite individual differences members of the party in the state still believe in the re-election of president muhammadu buhari in 20191 gov. ibikunle amosun of ogun said because it was a political season and everybody was trying to get the partys ticket such challenges were expected1 i think that is just what has happened as a party you will expect that everybody wants to win we are only disagreeing to agree he said1 he added that the meeting was to resolve lingering problems that was confronting the party1 the governors had earlier in the day met with president muhammadu buhari at the presidential villa. nan1