After postponing its screening and primary elections countless times, details have now emerged as to the real reason the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, has been shying away from the polls.
Owing to the high influence of some decision makers in the APC and unending debate as to how delegates should vote in choosing a candidate for various positions, the party management had to continually postpone the judgement day for aspirants.
Like the opposition Peoples Democratic Party where governors mandated delegates to secretly account for the money collected by making a video at the booth, the APC is also set to adopt same ‘justify your pay’ tactics for delegates.
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An inside source explained that against the backdrop of the wish of the delegates to vote their conscience and practice the true essence of a secret ballot, some aspirants and governors have argued against that.
“The APC unfortunately is going the PDP way on influencing delegates’ votes.
“There has been constant debates on this matter. If we say we want a secret ballot system, aspirants should allow the delegates to vote their conscience. This has been causing serious concerns among the party faithful.
“It is one of the reasons the party has been stalling on going to the polls to pick its candidates,” the source told Quest Times.
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Quest Times reported earlier that as the election fever continues to grow colder and harsher on some aspirants, information has emerged that some power brokers in the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, have asked delegates to capture on camera how they voted in what was supposed to be a secret ballot.
The PDP is currently (May 25, 26) conducting its primaries across the federation to pick its candidates for various elective positions in the coming 2023 elections.
While it openly chose the secret ballot system which allows delegates to vote for their choice aspirants privately, the aspirants, particularly governors in PDP states have instructed delegates to use their phones secretly at the poll.
A verifiable source told Quest Times that because of the ‘heavy investments’ some of the aspirants, particularly governors have made, they wanted to be sure there would be no surprises when the final results are announced.