Chairman of the group, Muhammad Auwal Garba who stated this during a press conference on late Wednesday in Bauchi, said that the stand of the state chapter of the party calling for indirect primaries was based on having a smooth conduct of election which is void of rancour and chaos.
Auwal Garba said that “Bauchi state is among the vulnerable states in the North-East in terms of security. Also, a peculiar threat of Sara Suka (political thugs) and the battle to uproot them is yet to be completed. Those thugs are foot soldiers to dance, capable of dancing to the tune of bad politicians”
He added that “As youths, we have resolved to have a peaceful state and a direct primary is not safe for our state at the moment having carefully observed the situation on ground.”
The Group Chairman further said that they are not unaware of some dubious plans of the opposition parties who are fanning the agitation of a direct primary election in the APC in order to produce an incompetent person to emerge the APC flag bearer, particularly in the gubernatorial race.
“It is the hope of this group that the National Chairman of the APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole will consider our stand on this matter of conducting a direct primary election given the risk involved and intervene as a matter of urgency and necessity,” he concluded.
It would be recalled that the APC national Secretariat has purportedly designated Bauchi state as one of the states that are to use the direct primaries system in conducting the forthcoming primary election of the party.
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