Politics
BREAKING: Delegates Removed from Party Primary Elections, Now It’s “One Member, One Vote.”
Under the new Electoral Act signed into law by Bola Ahmed Tinubu after it was forwarded to him by the National Assembly, the use of indirect primaries (delegate system) has been completely abolished as a method for political parties to select their candidates.
The new law clearly states that political parties can no longer use the delegate system to choose candidates. Now, only two official methods remain:
1. Direct Primaries: where every registered party member has the right to vote directly.
2. Consensus: (internal agreement) where the party and aspirants agree on a single candidate, with others stepping down voluntarily.
This new law means that all registered party members now have full voting power in direct primary elections “one member, one vote” instead of limiting that power to selected delegates.