Political activist and former senatorial aspirant, Aisha Yesufu, has publicly criticised the National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress NDC, Seriake Dickson, over his comments regarding complaints arising from the party’s recently concluded primaries.
Dickson had defended the conduct of the primaries during an interview, acknowledging that there were irregularities but urging aggrieved aspirants to remain patient with the party.
He argued that the NDC, which is only four months old, had been operating under significant pressure to complete membership registration, congresses, conventions, primaries and appeals within a limited timeframe.
The party leader also maintained that challenges experienced during the exercise were not unique to the NDC, blaming some of the difficulties on the Electoral Act’s provision for direct primaries.
He assured members that a reconciliation process was underway and pledged that future primaries would be driven by technology to avoid similar issues.