Nigeria: APC's Direct Primaries - Govs, Aspirants Move Against Oshiomhole

3 September 2018

Abuja — Last week's decision of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to adopt direct elections for its forthcoming congresses and Presidential primaries has widened the gulf between the state governors and other chapters of the party on one side and Comrade Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee, NWC, on the other.

Despite warnings by the party to heavily reprimand those who go contrary to its resolution, the governors, allegedly acting through their state chairmen, met yesterday in Abuja and agreed to distance themselves from the earlier decision of the National Executive Committee, NEC.

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