- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the party is yet to make its decision on the presidential ticket for 2019
- The party said its constitution will guide it in choosing a presidential candidate for 2019
- APC promised to abide by the tenets of the constitution in making the decision
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the party is yet to make its decision on the presidential ticket for 2019.
The party said it will be guided by its constitution to resolve whether President Muhammadu Buhari will be given an automatic ticket for the next presidential election.
Speaking with reporters in Abuja after a meeting with APC national working committee, the governor of Bauchi state, Mohammed Abubakar, said the committee is yet to deliberate on an automatic ticket for the president.
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Abubakar said the APC has a constitution which will be relied upon for such decision.
He said the party will duly abide by the provision of the APC constitution.
Abubakar said: "Article 20 (iii) of the APC Constitution 2014 says “nomination of candidates for (f) President shall be through direct or indirect primary election to be conducted at the appropriate level."
The governor also dismissed reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had indicted governors for failing to meet up with their financial obligations to civil servants and pensioners in their states.
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He also denied allegations that workers and pensioners in Bauchi are being owed salaries or backlog of their pensions.
The governor said: "The President is concerned about the plight of the downtrodden and when you sit with him, he always talks about that. He did not direct any accusation at the governors, because the governors have actually utilised the Federal Government’s intervention for the payment of the salary."
“In Bauchi, I do not owe a dime in salary and pension. We are not begging for support but asking that what is due to us should be paid to us," Abubakar said.
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NAIJ.com earlier reported that the APC said it was in total support of President Buhari's order to the World Bank.
The party said the request made by the president for the World Bank to concentrate on the northern Nigeria is in order.
The party said the region is in dire need of attention following Boko Haram attacks in various communities in the area.
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Source: Naij.com
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Thursday, 19 October 2017