APC Kaduna State: Democracy as the guiding principles of ward congresses
The Kaduna State All Progressive Congress has, since the merger, trying to consolidate the members of the merging parties in the state in order to wrestle power from the PDP and chart a new course for the development of the state. The exercise, as in many states, has been with so many challenges, as some people are claiming the ownership of the party. This is seen by many outside the fold of APC, especially the ruling People’s Democratic Party in the state, as an opportunity to discredit the party, and create more confusion and crisis within the party using some paid agents. Political pundits within and outside the state, however, see this as good for democracy and the opposition party in the state. The Ward Congresses, scheduled to hold later this week, has bring out clearly the commitment of party members in the state to ensuring that choices remained open. Initially, some individuals in the state assume the leadership of the party, by claiming to be the Interim leaders of the p...