7 Days to APC’s Presidential Primary: Who’s for Whom?
It is exactly 7 days to the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary scheduled for Abuja. Given this last-mile week to the primary and the multitude of aspirants, it is apposite to assess which aspirant has which state(s) in the bag given the state of political play and ongoing groundwork by aspirants, the undecided/swing states and conclude with a projection of the winner. Before assessing which state is for whom, it is important to mention that APC may have 7,800 delegates vote at the primary if Buhari signs the amended 2022 Electoral Act in time or 2,322 elected delegates from the 774 Local Government Areas (LGA) in the country will decide the presidential candidate if the president withholds assent. From my analysis, besides reducing total ‘mobilization and logistics’ costs for the aspirants and making the convention easier to manage and coordinate for the National Working Committee (NWC) of APC, the use of 7,800 or 2,322 delegates will not confer any material advanta