2019: Kano APC Adopts Direct Primaries

The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kano state has endorsed the adoption of direct primaries as a means of selecting candidates that will fly the party’s flag in the 2019 elections.

Rising from a meeting held Tuesday, the state Executive Committee of the party said the decision stands to improve the stock of the APC in the coming 2019 election as well as other elections.

In a statement signed by the state chairman of the party, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas Sanusi, on Wednesday, the party said direct primaries will be adopted for selecting candidates for the presidency, governorship, national assembly, as well as the state legislative elections.

“The decision was unanimously endorsed by the state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje: the two Senators (Sanator Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya and Santor Barau Jibrin) 13 members of the House of Representatives led by the Chief Whip, Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa, 33 members of the state House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Rt Hon. Kabir Alasan Rurum, 53 state Executive members of the Committee of the party, 44 elected chairmen of the party and 44 local government party chairmen, as well as secretaries of the party in the 44 LGs,” Sanusi said.

“Direct primary for selecting candidates stands to imbue greater confidence among members of the party, guarantees openness in governance and ensure free and fair election.”

The chairman pointed out that the party in the state believes that direct primaries give more transparency to political participation and regaining the confidence that has been lost over time as the process of selecting candidates gets increasingly mired in secrecy.

While calling for the support of party members, Sanusi also implored them to always be peaceful and law abiding citizens.