APC adopts indirect primary for Anambra governorship election

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has adopted an indirect mode of primary for the selection of its candidate for the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State.

The APC National Secretary, Mr. Ajibola Basiru, disclosed this to journalists at the end of the NWC meeting on Thursday in Abuja.

He said: “Our meeting considered the processes in the ongoing Anambra governorship election, which is scheduled for November 8, 2025.

“It was formally decided at the meeting that the mode of emergence of the candidate for that election will be through indirect primary.”

He added that the decision was taken to carry along all the party’s stakeholders based on the advice of the State Working Committee.

Basiru said a stakeholders’ meeting with the State Working Committee, State Caucus, and aspirants would be held at the party’s national headquarters on a later date to further discuss the issue.

He assured that the party’s leadership would provide a level playing field for all aspirants in the election.

The APC revealed that the NWC would engage government appointees on their achievements immediately after the Ramadan fast.

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He said the initiative was to ensure that there was engagement between the party and government officials to x-ray the progress and challenges faced by different Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).

The APC generated N350 million from the sale of its Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to seven governorship aspirants in Anambra State.

The nomination and expression of interest forms were sold for N40 million and N10 million, respectively.

The seven aspirants who purchased the forms are Chukuma Umeoji, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, Nicholas Ukachukwu, Sir Paul Chukwuma, Onunkwo Johnbosco Obinna, Valentine Ozigbo, and Edozie Madu.

The aspirants are to contest for the party’s ticket at the primary election slated for April 5.

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