The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disclosed that the results emerging from its primary elections conducted across states of the federation were not yet final.
NewsWatch Nigeria reports this clarification was made in Abuja on Friday by the Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy to the APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, Abimbola Tooki.
Tooki said a formal declaration of winners would be made only after the conclusion of its internal appeal processes, noting that the procedure was deliberately designed to ensure fairness and transparency in conducting the primaries.
According to him, the guidelines issued for the exercise were clear on the process of collation and declaration of results.
He explained that the appeal committees, working in collaboration with the National Working Committee (NWC), were expected to review all petitions before final decisions were taken.
Tooki stressed that the arrangement was in line with the party’s commitment to justice, inclusiveness and internal democracy.
He said, “The guidelines issued for the conduct of the primaries were very clear and unambiguous. Results from the various levels were to be collated appropriately, while the formal declaration of winners would only come after the appeal processes have been concluded.”
Speaking further, Tooki further stated that aggrieved aspirants retained the constitutional right to seek redress through the party’s appeal mechanism instead of resorting to media attacks against the national leadership.
He assured stakeholders that all petitions and complaints arising from the primaries would be treated fairly and strictly on their merit.
He stated, “This procedure was deliberately designed to protect fairness, guarantee transparency and give every dissatisfied aspirant the constitutional right to seek redress before the relevant appeal committees.”
The APC spokesman also warned against attempts to use propaganda to discredit the process and create tension within the party before the conclusion of the appeal exercise.
