How NDC senatorial primary was conducted in closed room – Aisha Yesufu opens up

A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, senatorial aspirant under the platform of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, has opened up on how the primary election was allegedly manipulated by some party leaders.

DAILY POST reports that the activist-turned politician contested for the FCT Senate but pulled out over alleged misconduct by officials.

In a lengthy statement detailing how the primary election was conducted, Aisha alleged that the exercise was conducted in a closed room with “predetermined outcome dressed in procedural formalities”.

She said after the exercise was “repeatedly postponed”, the venue was also “changed at the last minute”.

Aisha alleged that the “guidelines of the party were not followed. Delegate based process was introduced to be conducted at a central location instead of the direct primaries to be conducted at Local Government headquarters.

“When the moment came, the contest was not decided by delegates in the open; it was affirmed in a closed room, away from the people whose voices it was supposed to reflect.

“The party will indeed go on to release statements upon statements about the free and fair nature of the Abuja FCT primaries.

“They are entitled to their voice, but the facts that transpired when litigated by conscience and the guidelines of the electoral act do not reflect justice and fairness”.