The mode of picking the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the September 19 governorship election remained contentious on Sunday night.
There is yet no final decision on whether the shadow poll billed for June 22 will be conducted using direct primary or indirect primary.
Both options are permitted by the party’s constitution.
While the National Working Committee (NWC) of APC has approved the use of direct primary, a system that will enable all card-carrying members of the party to participate in picking the candidate, Governor Godwin Obaseki and his supporters are rooting for indirect primary, in which delegates will pick the candidate on behalf of party members.
The governor has been lobbying the Presidency to overrule the NWC.
The President, it was learnt is in dilemma.
The rift over the mode of primary has shifted to the court as the camp of National Chairman Adams Oshionhole intensified its campaigns against Obaseki’s re’election bid.
Five aspirants will square it up Obaseki for the ticket. They are: Pius Odubu, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Chris Ogiemwonyi, Matthew Iduoriyekemwen and Osabo Obazee.
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