Hundreds of protesters comprising youths from Taraba state and civil society organisations on Tuesday stormed the national secretariat of the ruling APC in Abuja, demanding the adoption of David Sabo Kente, popularly known as DSK as the consensus governorship candidate of the party in the state.

This is also as the protesters warned the Senator representing Taraba South and former Deputy Minority Leader of the Senate, Emmanuel Bwacha to stop parading himself as the governorship candidate of the party in Taraba.

They wielded placards inscriptions such as 'We need David Sabo Kente as our governor', 'David Sabo Kente is our choice' and others.

Addressing newsmen at the venue, the Director General of Pragmatic Elite for Asiwaju, Lady Rizqua Aduola said it is laughable that Sen. Bwacha is parading himself as the governorship candidate when primary election has not taken place.

She therefore urged the national and state leadership of the party to ensure that a credible and fair primary election is held to produce the party's candidate ahead of the 2023 general elections.

While decrying that the state has not enjoyed dividends of democracy, Lady Aduola urged that David Sabo Kente be adopted to fly the flag of the party, adding that he has done a lot in human capital development projects, infrastructure and other developmental projects to affect the people's lives.

She also added that DSK has laboured tirelessly for the growth of the party more than any other contestant seeking election as governor on the platform of All Progressives Congress in the state.

In his comment, the Coordinator Coalition of Civil Society for democracy, Comrade Richard Leke said his group is in support of the call for a free and fair process to elect the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress APC in Taraba.

According to him, the chances of APC will be jeopardized in the state if the most popular candidate does not emerge through an acceptable primary.

He therefore cautioned that those parading as the candidate of APC in Taraba should desist from stoking the embers of suspicion and submit to the right process so that the party will decide on who flies its flag.

Comrade Leke maintained that no governorship primary election has been conducted in Taraba, urging that David Kente whom he described as the most popular and acceptable among the aspirants be adopted as the consensus candidate.

Source: https://abntv.com.ng/news/posters-storm-apc-national-secretariat-demand-adoption-david-kente-taraba-guber-candidate/