APC Govs Meet Tinubu, Get Nod To Conduct Primaries

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where they received approval to proceed with the party’s primary elections.

Speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting, Mohammed Umar Bago, said the governors visited the President to appreciate him for his support to both the governors and the ruling party.

He said President Tinubu also gave them the go-ahead to conduct the primaries in line with the Electoral Act, using either consensus or direct primaries.

“We came to thank the President for his magnanimity and his support to the governors and for our party, the APC,” Bago said.

“He gave us a marching order on what to do for him and also ceded his executive power to the governors to go ahead and conduct primaries based on the Electoral Act, either by consensus or direct primaries.”

According to the Niger State governor, the President reaffirmed his support for the governors’ decision on the process.

“So he has reiterated his support for our decision, and he has given us the go-ahead to proceed,” he added.

Bago said discussions during the meeting also focused on the timetable for the primaries, which has already been released, as well as measures to ensure a transparent process.

“The timetable for the primaries has been released. We have discussed the process moving forward so that there will be free and fair elections, no rancour, and at the end of the process, the party should be stronger than ever heading towards the election,” he said.