On Tuesday, Pastor Adewale Giwa, Senior Pastor of the Awaiting the Second Coming of Jesus Christ Ministry, urged political parties to implement direct primaries, emphasizing that this is the most effective way to guarantee the rise of superior candidates.
He emphasized that, in contrast to the custom of indirect primaries, direct primaries provide a more transparent means of selecting leaders.
In contrast to the custom of indirect primaries, he emphasized that direct primaries provide a more transparent method of choosing leaders.
According to him, the indirect system fostered a culture in which candidates’ character and qualities were disregarded in favor of financial inducements, swaying delegates.
He emphasized that the strategy eventually hurts the voters by encouraging godfatherism in the political arena.
Giwa went on to say that the possibility of true progress in a society is seriously undermined when a state depends on a small group of people to choose its leaders.
“That is why the direct mode of primary is always the best because the outcome cannot be influenced by the powers that be. You will now understand that most political parties always prefer indirect primary in order to control the delegates.
“The adoption of direct primary by APC in Edo is a huge improvement for the system. Any party that fails to adopt direct primacy is always poised to create problems and confusion.
“Indirect primary will always allow bad and wicked leaders to emerge. Direct primary will go by the opinion of the people. For indirect primary, only a few people will determine its outcome.
“I don’t get the rationale behind the CAN move to say that Aiyedatiwa is doing well. Obviously, the governor is still implementing the policies of his late principal. He has yet to have his own personal policies. It is until then that we can assess him.”
Giwa further stated that “Peradventure, Aiyedatiwa emerges as the governor of Ondo State in November; does he know the problem facing the state? Does he know the needs of the state? Has he toured the 18 local governments across the state to know what they lack and how to put them in place? Is he a grass-roots politician who knows where the shoe pinches?
“If a state is unable to elect its own leader but waits for some people to handpick a leader for them, there cannot be any development in such a society.
“If you allow someone to handpick for you as a state governor, you must rest assured that the person is definitely seeking something in return. If such a person emerges through a godfather, he will always be dancing to the whims and caprices of that person when he gets to power.”
