Benue APC Adopts Indirect Primaries, Onjeh Kicks

The Benue Chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC) on says it
has adopted indirect primaries in selecting candidates for the 2019
General Election.

The decision was, however, rejected by a party stalwart from the
Benue South Senatorial District, Mr Daniel Onjeh.
Onjeh, who is the Chairman, Governing Board of the Project
Development Institute, said on Monday in Makurdi that some of them
would prefer that Direct Primaries be used as the register of the
his Senatorial District were updated and were still intact.
He added that the indirect primary would be tasking and also
involved a lot of money.
Onjeh spoke at the APC State Executive Committee (SEC) meeting on
Sunday in Makurdi, where the decision was taken but suggestion was,
however, ruled out immediately.

The APC State Chairman, Mr Abba Yaro, said after the meeting
that direct primaries won’t be possible in the state because of the
absence of a comprehensive membership register.
Yaro added that the decision was reached after due consultation
with the party’s stakeholders in the state and National Executive
Committee (NEC) of the party.

He said: “The Benue working committee wishes to state that the
SEC has adopted the indirect primary mode of selecting the party’s
flag bearers.

“Direct primary method is not applicable in the state due to
absence of a comprehensive register of party members.”
Contributing the State Organising Secretary, Mr Mark Hanmation,
added that the databases of party members were last audited in
2014.
“The APC Benue leadership has made spirited attempts to acquire a
credible database of party members but all efforts have proved
abortive.
“We have a very short time to start all over again.
“Without a credible membership register, any direct primary may be
disrupted by non-members or even individuals from other parties who
may come up with fake membership cards to cause confusion,” he
said.

He noted that the direct primary method would present
significant logistics challenges for the party.
Hanmation said the decision will be appropriately communicated to
the National Executive Committee of the party as required by
law.

It’s reported that party stalwarts and other stakeholders all
passed a vote of confidence on President Muhammadu Buhari, the
Party’s National Chairman, Mr Adams Oshomole and Sen. George
Akume.
They said Benue remained an APC party and would vote for President
Buhari any day.

The Benue Chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC) on says it
has adopted indirect primaries in selecting candidates for the 2019
General Election.

The decision was, however, rejected by a party stalwart from the
Benue South Senatorial District, Mr Daniel Onjeh.
Onjeh, who is the Chairman, Governing Board of the Project
Development Institute, said on Monday in Makurdi that some of them
would prefer that Direct Primaries be used as the register of the
his Senatorial District were updated and were still intact.
He added that the indirect primary would be tasking and also
involved a lot of money.
Onjeh spoke at the APC State Executive Committee (SEC) meeting on
Sunday in Makurdi, where the decision was taken but suggestion was,
however, ruled out immediately.

The APC State Chairman, Mr Abba Yaro, said after the meeting
that direct primaries won’t be possible in the state because of the
absence of a comprehensive membership register.
Yaro added that the decision was reached after due consultation
with the party’s stakeholders in the state and National Executive
Committee (NEC) of the party.

He said: “The Benue working committee wishes to state that the
SEC has adopted the indirect primary mode of selecting the party’s
flag bearers.

“Direct primary method is not applicable in the state due to
absence of a comprehensive register of party members.”
Contributing the State Organising Secretary, Mr Mark Hanmation,
added that the databases of party members were last audited in
2014.
“The APC Benue leadership has made spirited attempts to acquire a
credible database of party members but all efforts have proved
abortive.
“We have a very short time to start all over again.
“Without a credible membership register, any direct primary may be
disrupted by non-members or even individuals from other parties who
may come up with fake membership cards to cause confusion,” he
said.

He noted that the direct primary method would present
significant logistics challenges for the party.
Hanmation said the decision will be appropriately communicated to
the National Executive Committee of the party as required by
law.

It’s reported that party stalwarts and other stakeholders all
passed a vote of confidence on President Muhammadu Buhari, the
Party’s National Chairman, Mr Adams Oshomole and Sen. George
Akume.
They said Benue remained an APC party and would vote for President
Buhari any day.