The All Progressives Congress (APC), Yobe Chapter, has adopted consensus as a mode of its 2027 primary elections.
Sen. Ahmed Lawan (Yobe North) stated this while briefing journalists at the end of the party’s stakeholders’ meeting in Damaturu on Thursday.
He said consensus would be adopted in the governorship, national assembly and state assembly primary elections.
“Out of the two modes specified by the Electoral Act – consensus and direct primary elections – Yobe APC has picked consensus.
“And from our previous experience, consensus has always worked for us in this state.
“Any candidate that emerges in any position will receive the support of all in this party, including aspirants who will wish they were the ones picked,” Lawan said.
The stakeholder said the party had internal mechanism of reaching out to aspirants who did not succeed.
He pledged that the party would deliver 3.5 million votes for President Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election and more votes for its candidates at the national and state assembly elections.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stakeholders earlier unanimously endorsed Tinubu for a second term in office during the meeting.
Gov Mai Mala Buni said the state had benefitted immensely from the numerous projects, programmes and policies of the central government led by the president. (NAN)
