According to a source who revealed to Punch, A member of the outgoing National Working Committee of the party, who spoke to a Punch correspondent on the condition of anonymity, mentioned that the party had considered the consensus option to produce party executives at all level.
He said, “We have had a precedence; even our outgoing National Chairman and most of us emerged by consensus. According to our party constitution, it is when the consensus option fails that you go into elections.
“Yes, it is true that Mr. President (Muhammadu Buhari) and the National Executive Committee agreed to grant waivers to those of us who are still interested in seeking reelection, the position of National Chairman is one that, this time around, the incumbent is taking a dignified exit.
“The man loves this party and is prepared to make the sacrifice required to ensure we go into the 2019 elections as one united family.”
