The forum of Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) to Osun State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has said the direct primary election endorsed by the National Working Committee of the party is the best option to choose the candidate of the APC ahead of the September 22 governorship election.
Addressing a press conference in Osogbo, yesterday, the chairman of the forum, Alhaji Bashir Lawal, said the process would enable inclusiveness and curb money politics as it would make it difficult for anyone to bribe all the delegates.
He added that the process would give every card-carrying member of the party the opportunity to participate in the process, saying that the direct primary election was constitutional and acceptable.
“As we all know, direct primary helps in throwing up a credible, suitable and popular choice. For a fact, indirect primary election negates the democratic credentials upon which a progressive party like ours thrives,” he said.
