Electoral Act Direct Primary Clause Triggered NDC Disputes, Dickson Declares
• Says compulsory direct primaries overstretched parties, fuelled confusion
Sunday Aborisade and Alex Enumah in Abuja
The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has attributed the disputes and controversies that trailed the party’s recent primaries to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, which made direct primaries compulsory for political parties.
He, however, added that the provision has overstretched party structures and created avoidable internal tensions.
