Some Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are at loggerheads with the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party
over moves to ratify the direct primaries method of selecting candidates ahead of the 2019 general elections.
The NWC had recently ratified the measure and it is set to present a memorandum to the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party for
final approval.
Sources close to the APC said that some of the elected Governors are unhappy with the development, with sources declaring that the
Governors have made their anger known to the party hierarchy.
The governors who are said to be angered about the development said that the measure was targeted at satisfying the interests of some godfathers who are believed to have influences on party registers in the states.
A Governor who was particularly touched was said to have threatened to defect from the APC if…
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