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by Victor Ndubuisi
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that it likes candidates for posts on the national working committee (NWC) to be chosen by consensus.

Members who disagree with a consensus candidate would be allowed to test their popularity at the polls, it was noted.

Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule, who is also the chairman of the APC national convention’s media and publicity sub-committee, stated this view on Friday.

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He claimed that the consensus option makes the process go more quickly and without acrimony.

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Sule, however, clarified that this does not imply the APC will not allow aspirants to run for office or delegates to vote, since anyone who disagrees with the consensus candidate will be permitted to debate during the convention.

He said this at a press conference on Friday, before of the party’s national convention, which will be held at Eagle Square in Abuja on Saturday (tomorrow).

He explained, “As far as our party is concerned, we have all three alternatives in our constitution, and the number one choice in our party is always consensus because it creates a rancour-free convention,” he stated.

“The rationale for this is that before you walk into the convention, all stakeholders from the various zones will sit down, agree, and all aspirants will agree and sign off.” As a result, consensus is always our first decision, and it is still our first choice.

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“However, democracy demands, even the constitution demands that if that doesn’t work, we would go ahead and look at other options. But right now that remains our option — our number one.”

On the possibility of a unity list emerging, Governor Sule said it is possible with the consideration of consensus candidates.

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“If you are talking about consensus, you must have a unity list because that is the whole essence of consensus,” he said.

“If you are having consensus, you have people, aspirants, stakeholders and constituency that have agreed.

“In that case, that name automatically would be adopted. That is the meaning of the unity list. That is how unity list would be put together.”

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