Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ) across the 23 local government areas of Rivers State have adopted indirect primary for the choice of candidates for 2019 general elections.
The stakeholders, on Thursday at the State Executive Committee (SEC) meeting, suggested the three options: direct, indirect and consensus, in line with APCโs constitution, which was put to vote, with indirect primary recording 106 votes, consensus with three votes and direct primary having just one vote.
The SEC meeting, which was presided over by Rivers Chairman of the party, Ojukaye Flag-Amachree, was also attended by other members of the State Working Committee (SWC) of the party; Senator Andrew Uchendu (Rivers East); and the Deputy National Secretary of APC, Chief Victor Giadom, an indigene of Bera-Ogoni in Gokana LGA of Rivers state; among other chieftains of the party.
