Former Chairman of Leadership Newspaper Group, Sam Nda-Isaiah, has
thrown his weight behind the position taken by All Progressives Congress
(APC) governors that the party’s presidential candidate should emerge
through balloting.The APC governors had at a meeting in Ilorin Wednesday, held that the party would not impose candidates but would try and work out a consensus arrangement failing which it will have to go to primaries.
Nda-Isaiah, who is seeking the APC presidential ticket in a chat with
Daily Trust yesterday, said though he is not averse to a consensus
arrangement, he would prefer that the yardstick to be used in
determining the party’s candidate should be through a comparative
analysis of each of the aspirants based on their chances of defeating
President Goodluck Jonathan at the general election.
He said this should involve a thorough analysis of the chances of each of the aspirants weighed against that of Jonathan and not a situation where few people would sit and decide on a candidate without using a known parameter.
Nda-Isaiah said if that is however not workable, then all the four aspirants including him, should be made to submit themselves to an election which process should be transparent.
He said it does not matter whether it was the direct or indirect primary that is used but that the process must be one which process is transparent.
“Whichever method they choose, I am neither for nor against any method of primary, but the party must ensure it protects the integrity of the process for it to be accepted.
“Let us prove that we are different from the PDP, we should give the people reasons to believe we are better otherwise why should we ask them to vote out Jonathan if we cannot offer them a better alternative?” he asked.
He said this should involve a thorough analysis of the chances of each of the aspirants weighed against that of Jonathan and not a situation where few people would sit and decide on a candidate without using a known parameter.
Nda-Isaiah said if that is however not workable, then all the four aspirants including him, should be made to submit themselves to an election which process should be transparent.
He said it does not matter whether it was the direct or indirect primary that is used but that the process must be one which process is transparent.
“Whichever method they choose, I am neither for nor against any method of primary, but the party must ensure it protects the integrity of the process for it to be accepted.
“Let us prove that we are different from the PDP, we should give the people reasons to believe we are better otherwise why should we ask them to vote out Jonathan if we cannot offer them a better alternative?” he asked.
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