By Alemma Aliu

BENIN—THE seeming cordial relationship between Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, may soon hit the rocks ahead of the coming primary election to pick candidates for the state and National Assembly elections.

While Oshiomhole has been canvassing for the adoption of direct primaries as used in the Osun State governorship primaries, Obaseki is said to be settling for consensus.

And to also apparently check threats of defection from APC, Obaseki held a meeting with leaders from Edo South Senatorial District, where he was said to have told them his preference for consensus as against direct primaries.

A similar meeting was to be held in Edo Central and then Edo North but Vanguard, gathered yesterday, that the meeting for Edo North had been postponed.

At the meeting, the governor was said to have explained the reasons his policies were being seen as anti-people, saying he was “saving money for the state."

The meeting was supposed to have been attended by 10 persons from each ward in the seven local government areas that make up Edo South Senatorial District but gate crashers were said to have been allowed into the meeting by the governor.


It was gathered that some of the leaders accused the governor of being sarcastic about his description of some leaders.

A leader of the party who spoke to Vanguard yesterday, on condition of anonymity on primaries, said “We were shocked when the governor said he would prefer the consensus option to direct primaries which our leaders including the national chairman, Oshiomhole has been promoting. Some of us thought that he should have first sorted that out with Oshiomhole before saying it at the general meeting. Some of us see that as confrontation.”

Source: https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/oshiomhole-obaseki-differ-over-primary-election-for-candidates/amp/

Some current Governors feel direct primaries is an embarrassment and insult to them...well we will see as events unfold ..


Politics hmmmm


Meanwhile I am recommending my signature for your consumption now in lagos

May both of them jam and crash.

Most Nigeria politicians are selfish.

APC direct primaries is the best to democracy

I have been waiting for this cloud to gather

Oshiomole is about to get busy with enough distractions to contend with from the home front.

It might be that as he's plotting to remove Saraki, some elements in the party might also be plotting to remove him.

PDP they one corner they wait for am

Obaswki going the way of the defectors,he would join PDP soon and Holland,its an own goal for oshokomole of Edo state.

Let the truth be told Tinubu and Oshiomhole decided the direct primaries thing without consulting the governors, ministers and leaders of the party who are major stakeholders and financiers in various state, the reason the governors and others will kick against it because they were never carried along.

Oshiomhole's trying to whittle down the powers of the governors, ministers will back fire because these are foot soldiers of the party and president, if they decide not to work for the party and president failure is already starring at the party and Buhari.

Observing

LibertyRep:
Oshiomole is about to get busy with enough distractions to contend with from the home front.

It might be that as he's plotting to remove Saraki, some elements in the parry might also be plotting to remove him.

Joke of the century

OK nah.. There own done start oo..

Anybody wey dey use him sense weh weh go know say any tin built on a faulty foundation cannot stand........its jus simple logic........

Make dem scatter fast. we can't wait anymore

please, what's the difference between consensus and Direct primaries?

Please can somebody explain better what Obaseki meant by the word "consensus candidate" because Iyam not understanding oooo. What I know is direct or indirect primaries.

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Bossontop:

Anybody wey dey use him sense weh weh go know say any tin built on a fauty foundation cannot stand........its jus simple logic........

.[/s]so is PDP that's built on a strong foundation right?

Ode I pity youths like you on nairaland and other platform fighting for this politicians that only know themselves


People like sarki, have you seen oshomhole and saraki children insulting themselves? They are not even in Nigeria and they won't vote for their parents.



The problem of this country is the youths just like you and sarki, since you people have refused to use common sense you people will continue in suffering.

Everyday I read news on nairaland I just shake my head, idiots fighting over tinubu, obi, buhari etc and you can never hear this politicians children talking about their parents or even see them vote.



God will punish shameless Nigeria youths that have sold their soul for peanut in the name of politics.

We need revolution in this country

Apart from it whittling down the powers of governors,has anyone even thought of the logistics of organizing direct primaries?
Assume 200,000-300,000APC party members in Lagos.
How do you get 200,000-300,000 to vote at a single venue at the same day without pandemonium ensuing?

okay ooo.

KenOne:
Let the truth be told Tinubu and Oshiomhole decided the direct primaries thing without consulting the governors, ministers and leaders of the party who are major stakeholders and financiers in various state, the reason the governors and others will kick against it because they were never carried along.

Oshiomhole's trying to whittle down the powers of the governors, ministers will back fire because these are foot soldiers of the party and president, if they decide not to work for the party and president failure is already starring at the party and Buhari.

The NEC of a party make decisions for the smooth running of the party. Such decisions may necessarily not favour everybody but so long it is agreeable with the majority, minority has to fall in line. No governor can maintain a sustained opposition. Politics, they say is local.

kaorama:
May both of them jam and crash.

Amen

Good

Oshiomhole will unravel and destroy APC, direct primaries if not managed properly can cause a lot of issues

seborrhic:
Apart from it whittling down the powers of governors,has anyone even thought of the logistics of organizing direct primaries?
Assume 200,000-300,000APC party members in Lagos.
How do you get 200,000-300,000 to vote at a single venue at the same day without pandemonium ensuing?

Rochas did the direct primaries thing for chairmanship primaries it was chaos no result was announced and he ended up picking anointed candidates, direct primaries might be a good idea but I doubt we are ready

BUHARI IS USING 2023 ELECTION TO DECEIVE IBOS, NOT KNOWING THAT HE IS PLANNING TO
INSTALL WICKED TINUBU AS PRESIDENT COMES 2023. THEIR EVIL PLANS HAVE BEEN
EXPOSED.
IGBOS CAN NOW SEE THAT BUHARI IS VERY WICKED, HE WANTS TO USE IBOS TO ACHIEVE
HIS SECOND TERM BID AND DUMP THEM, THANK YOU SARAKI FOR EXPOSING THE EVIL
PLANS OF BUHARI AND TINUBU. IGBOS ARE NOW WISE. BUHARI IS THE ENEMY OF IGBOS.

KenOne:
Let the truth be told Tinubu and Oshiomhole decided the direct primaries thing without consulting the governors, ministers and leaders of the party who are major stakeholders and financiers in various state, the reason the governors and others will kick against it because they were never carried along.

Oshiomhole's trying to whittle down the powers of the governors, ministers will back fire because these are foot soldiers of the party and president, if they decide not to work for the party and president failure is already starring at the party and Buhari.

The truth is that direct primaries reflect true democracy. It makes the people the ultimate focus. Office holders make people the focus of their activities, as opposed to godfatherism.