Direct primary: A plot to introduce anarchy during internal party elections- PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has said that direct primary is a plot to introduce anarchy during internal party elections.

The PDP on Tuesday said in a statement titled ‘Direct Primary: APC Is Rolling Back Our Democracy- PDP’ which was signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, that the decision by the “APC-controlled Senate is a humongous blow to the development of democratic norms and a plot to introduce anarchy during internal party elections as currently obtainable in the APC.”

PDP said the provision is backwards and “seeks to wipe off all the gains achieved in our electoral practice since 1999.” The party further said direct primary process will increase the cost of conducting internal elections.

“Our party makes bold to state that with the exception of the APC, which intends to deploy looted funds in future election, hardly will there be any political party that will be able to raise the cost of conducting internal elections under a direct primary process.

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“This is why the decision of the Senate has elicited widespread rejection from Nigerians across board.

“The PDP, therefore, urges the Senate to immediately deploy its appropriate legislative instruments to reverse itself on the direct primary as it is not operable and does not reflect the wishes and aspiration of majority of Nigerians,” the PDP said.