APC recants on consensus, opts for direct primaries

Distributes election materials for direct mode
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From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
In what could be described as a significant policy shift ahead of the primaries for the House of Representatives, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has backed down on its initial arrangement to adopt the consensus mode of primary elections, settling for direct primaries.
The decision, according to sources at the headquarters of the ruling party in Abuja, followed widespread internal resistance from aspirants and grassroots party members across the 360 federal constituencies.
Although the National ...