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jaxxy:
I think there should be extensive consultation on this bill and more specifically this particular section. The selfishness might not be from the governors only like we are made to think. Party members can also be selfish.

Validated:
No need to spend billions on irrelevant processes. The biggest and stable democracies do not waste such a humungous amount on direct primaries that would end up creating confusion with fictitious results like that of Anambra APC.

Here are some reasons to jettison the idea of direct primaries:
i. It is based on an open ballot system. If the open ballot is acceptable at party primaries, why is it not acceptable in the election proper?

ii. Cost would be prohibitive and the process would be cumbersome. There are 774 LGAs, so for every LGA election, the electoral bodies at the state level would first conduct primaries for all political parties at the council and chairmanship level. Then INEC will conduct primaries for all state assembly candidates for all parties at state level, then conduct for NASS for all parties and governorship for all parties. This is absolute nonsense.

iii, Duplication of efforts, as parties primaries would amount to INEC conducting elections before elections.

iv. Resources needed would be too much to make any meaning. INEC does not have such resources

v. All political parties would now need to amend their constitutions to reflect the requirements of the electoral act, which is nonsense. Political parties are private "vehicles' for seeking political offices, if the electoral laws do not govern how their structures and organs are constituted, why govern how they pick their candidates?

vi. Multiplicity of membership, how do INEC and the parties control list of membership? Meaning a political party could influence candidates for the opposing party by proxy membership. That is one person could hold both APC as well as PDP membership. All a smart politician would do is to create proxy membership of the opposition and use his proxies to vote for a weak person in the opposition.

Please, Mr. President should ask NASS to delete the direct primaries insertion and sign a sustainable electoral law. The direct primaries' insertion is myopic and self-serving!

Coly2012:
Electoral Act Amendments: Buhari writes INEC, seeks advice on direct primaries, others

https://punchng.com/electoral-act-amendments-buhari-writes-inec-seeks-advice-on-direct-primaries-others/?amp

athaboi:
As if he have not taken decision about it....baba is just trying to save face! If he really want tinubu to succeed him, he will chose the one that will simply favour him

PeaceJoyLove:

Direct primaries don't necessarily need to be open ballot system, except the national assembly included this clause. The main issue is that an election must take place for all members to vote instead of imposing candidates via indirect and general consensus routes. If there is open ballot system there compulsorily, the president can ammend it. But if you still.maintsin your stand, kindly provide a concrete evidence. So, stop spreading falsified info.


Is the cost on your head? Is the cost from tax payers money? Politicians have money to bribe voters, so let them pump money into direct. Using the cost as an excuse is a useless one. They can afford it since the cost of bribing during elections is the highest. The o ly cost involved from INEC is monitoring it. That's all. So, stop spreading falsified info.


Is the duplication not good? So you can know the true state of things before going to the real election. This will prevent parties from huge manipulations. For instance look at Anambra state that gave their candidate over 200,000 votes which didnt not exist. But going to the main election, he scored not even half of it. Lol. That shows that they manipulated the result. Where are the 200,000 votes in the main election?


Is is better to spend too much to get an election right than to spend little and looting takes place. . What we lose out to looting is far more than the extra we are spending for direct primaries. Sitz what's your problem?


Political parties always amend their constitutions from time to time. So what's the big deal here? Do you know the number of times APC and PDap have both amended theirs voluntarily? This is the most useless excuse here. You are begin g to irritate me. I think you are a paid agent to move us backward. Yet you will be the one who will suffer it. Keep allow them use you.

They will use tech. The way advanced nations do it, we will do it. We dont have to stay wirh you in the dark cos of your greediness. How do they do it in the western world? Rhe issue of multiple parties is rubbish. That's an internal problem of the parties. Are you saying they dont know who is in there parties? What kind of excuse is that? Sorry, no one can hold both parties card with direct. Ha ba! Very isles reasoning. They are not correlated in any way..



Relax, the president has sent words to iNEC for a better counsel. The right thing will be done. They just using you. I'm sure you dont even understand this garbage you posted here. They gave you as an agent to post it everywhere. You are just a tool in their hands. People like you must be chained down. And we will chain you. If you refused to be chained, we will gun you down with good laws. Period.

sukar886:
The truth is buhari is handing over to goodluck Jonathan on 2023, cos he has only one tenure left, after that, the north will continue ....

Coly2012:
Electoral Act Amendments: Buhari writes INEC, seeks advice on direct primaries, others

https://punchng.com/electoral-act-amendments-buhari-writes-inec-seeks-advice-on-direct-primaries-others/?amp

Validated:
No need to spend billions on irrelevant processes. The biggest and stable democracies do not waste such a humungous amount on direct primaries that would end up creating confusion with fictitious results like that of Anambra APC.

Here are some reasons to jettison the idea of direct primaries:
i. It is based on an open ballot system. If the open ballot is acceptable at party primaries, why is it not acceptable in the election proper?

ii. Cost would be prohibitive and the process would be cumbersome. There are 774 LGAs, so for every LGA election, the electoral bodies at the state level would first conduct primaries for all political parties at the council and chairmanship level. Then INEC will conduct primaries for all state assembly candidates for all parties at state level, then conduct for NASS for all parties and governorship for all parties. This is absolute nonsense.

iii, Duplication of efforts, as parties primaries would amount to INEC conducting elections before elections.

iv. Resources needed would be too much to make any meaning. INEC does not have such resources

v. All political parties would now need to amend their constitutions to reflect the requirements of the electoral act, which is nonsense. Political parties are private "vehicles' for seeking political offices, if the electoral laws do not govern how their structures and organs are constituted, why govern how they pick their candidates?

vi. Multiplicity of membership, how do INEC and the parties control list of membership? Meaning a political party could influence candidates for the opposing party by proxy membership. That is one person could hold both APC as well as PDP membership. All a smart politician would do is to create proxy membership of the opposition and use his proxies to vote for a weak person in the opposition.

Please, Mr. President should ask NASS to delete the direct primaries insertion and sign a sustainable electoral law. The direct primaries' insertion is myopic and self-serving!

Sonyboom765:
Both favours Tinubu any how you look at it. He is already packaging rice n beans for the populace which is the normal payment for vote across Nigeria (direct primary ) victory sealed n delivered.

For indirect dem no born 30 trillion Buhari make he no support Tinubu or Tinubu solely chosen candidate which I believe is the only concession that can be given to Buhari out of respect for whatever reason or excuse he might tendered not to support Tinubu.

The entire SW delegate from A-Z is locked for Tinubu no matter who the competition is in APC. It is now left for him to play his card well across other regions in Nigeria.

And Governor Fayemi is also part of SW delegate that has locked for Tinubu.

Validated:
No need to spend billions on irrelevant processes. The biggest and stable democracies do not waste such a humungous amount on direct primaries that would end up creating confusion with fictitious results like that of Anambra APC.

Here are some reasons to jettison the idea of direct primaries:
i. It is based on an open ballot system. If the open ballot is acceptable at party primaries, why is it not acceptable in the election proper?

ii. Cost would be prohibitive and the process would be cumbersome. There are 774 LGAs, so for every LGA election, the electoral bodies at the state level would first conduct primaries for all political parties at the council and chairmanship level. Then INEC will conduct primaries for all state assembly candidates for all parties at state level, then conduct for NASS for all parties and governorship for all parties. This is absolute nonsense.

iii, Duplication of efforts, as parties primaries would amount to INEC conducting elections before elections.

iv. Resources needed would be too much to make any meaning. INEC does not have such resources

v. All political parties would now need to amend their constitutions to reflect the requirements of the electoral act, which is nonsense. Political parties are private "vehicles' for seeking political offices, if the electoral laws do not govern how their structures and organs are constituted, why govern how they pick their candidates?

vi. Multiplicity of membership, how do INEC and the parties control list of membership? Meaning a political party could influence candidates for the opposing party by proxy membership. That is one person could hold both APC as well as PDP membership. All a smart politician would do is to create proxy membership of the opposition and use his proxies to vote for a weak person in the opposition.

Please, Mr. President should ask NASS to delete the direct primaries insertion and sign a sustainable electoral law. The direct primaries' insertion is myopic and self-serving!

Validated:
No need to spend billions on irrelevant processes. The biggest and stable democracies do not waste such a humungous amount on direct primaries that would end up creating confusion with fictitious results like that of Anambra APC.

Here are some reasons to jettison the idea of direct primaries:
i. It is based on an open ballot system. If the open ballot is acceptable at party primaries, why is it not acceptable in the election proper?

ii. Cost would be prohibitive and the process would be cumbersome. There are 774 LGAs, so for every LGA election, the electoral bodies at the state level would first conduct primaries for all political parties at the council and chairmanship level. Then INEC will conduct primaries for all state assembly candidates for all parties at state level, then conduct for NASS for all parties and governorship for all parties. This is absolute nonsense.

iii, Duplication of efforts, as parties primaries would amount to INEC conducting elections before elections.

iv. Resources needed would be too much to make any meaning. INEC does not have such resources

v. All political parties would now need to amend their constitutions to reflect the requirements of the electoral act, which is nonsense. Political parties are private "vehicles' for seeking political offices, if the electoral laws do not govern how their structures and organs are constituted, why govern how they pick their candidates?

vi. Multiplicity of membership, how do INEC and the parties control list of membership? Meaning a political party could influence candidates for the opposing party by proxy membership. That is one person could hold both APC as well as PDP membership. All a smart politician would do is to create proxy membership of the opposition and use his proxies to vote for a weak person in the opposition.

Please, Mr. President should ask NASS to delete the direct primaries insertion and sign a sustainable electoral law. The direct primaries' insertion is myopic and self-serving!

Noshitboi:
He will not tow any path that will favour Tinubu. You just can't stay in Lagos and decide how APC should run their matters

blackpanda:


Selfish in what way How is voting directly selfish?