The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Felix Morka, has clarified the party’s decision to substitute some of its candidates after primaries were conducted.
He has insisted that no aspirant who failed to participate in the primary process was declared a winner.
Morka said this while addressing allegations that the APC arbitrarily replaced candidates or handed tickets to individuals who did not participate in the primaries.
Speaking during an interview on ARISE NEWS, the APC scribe said the party received more than 720 petitions from aggrieved aspirants after the primaries.
He added that the substitutions followed recommendations from appeal committees and a review by the National Working Committee.
“We received over 720 petitions from those who contested in that election. These petitions were reviewed by the appeal committees. Recommendations were made to the National Working Committee. But the National Working Committee of our party, in its wisdom, also took responsibility to review the reports of the appeal committees and to re-evaluate those cases.
“And at the end of them, we made those changes that you are discussing. So these are legitimate outcomes of our primaries,” he said.
Responding to claims that the party violated the Electoral Act by substituting candidates after the primaries, Morka argued that the primary election process extends beyond voting to include dispute resolution.