Delegates for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Special Convention for its presidential primary election have expressed optimism that the exercise will produce the most popular and acceptable aspirant as the party’s 2023 presidential candidate.
This is as most of the delegates arrive at Abuja Eagle Square, venue of the exercise after being accredited by the accreditation committee at the International Conference Centre, amidst tight security.
A member of the House of Representatives, from Ebonyi, Chinedu Ogah, while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the venue of the convention, said the APC should come up with a credible, free and fair primary that would be unmatched in the country.
Ogah who is also a member of the APC Special Convention Planning Committee said the party should consider the South East for the position of the president in 2023.
“I expect a free and fair primary today, but if Nigerians consider the South East worthy of the position, we will be most grateful,” he said.
The APC presidential primary election is expected to run through the night as delegates and party officials are just arriving at the venue.
A total of 2,322 delegates from the 774 local government areas of the country including the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are expected to vote at the presidential primary.
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