Crisis Looms At Niger APC As Gov Bago Endorsed 'Consensus' for Picking LG Candidates The decision of Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago to produce the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates for the forthcoming local government elections has received knocks.
The governor publicised previous Saturday while breaking fast with a few major stakeholders in the state that his party, APC, has adopted the consensus method as the form for primary elections preparatory to the upcoming local government council elections.
He stated names of candidates will be submitted by the party to the State Independent Electoral Commission, even as he advised stakeholders to go back to their respective local governments to do the needful.
The Round Table announces that the governor’s statement has caused upset amongst many party stakeholders.
It was learnt that many of those who were nursing ambition and were getting ready for the primaries of the party were taken aback by the latest development and have resorted to intense pressurizing of party executives.
Meanwhile, a public affair commentator and media practitioner, Yahaya Mohammed, however reported despite the fact, it was lawful consensus fell short of more or less democratic principles in consideration, stating that the consolation by the 2022 electoral act was that even if consensus was adopted all aspirants must sign in homology.
Similarly, another activist, Dauda Abdullahi, revealed “the consensus by Nigeria standards is unfailingly an imposition be that as it may if it is done based on the popularity of the aspirants no one should redouble eyebrows, it could easily bring about cohesion.”
He claimed anything short of what the people require could lead to litigation, disclosing that the focus is now on the local government because of likely autonomy.
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Published 3/14/2025