Ahead of the State and National Assembly primary elections of the All Progressives Grand Alliance ( APGA) in Anambra State, the 163 aspirants are said to be brain storming over opting for consensus candidates.

Shortly after the list of cleared aspirants was released, totalling 155, the party later cleared six more aspirants for the three legislative levels, bringing the number to 163.

Currently, 109 aspirants are for the state Assembly, 44 aspirants are for the Federal House of Representatives, and 10 aspirants are for the Senate.

For the state House of Assembly primary election, it is feared that 43 out of the 109 aspirants may step down for preferred candidates in a meeting of all the aspirants.

Though it is not clear about that of the Federal House of Representatives, a close source to the party said that some of the 42 aspirants have been meeting to decide who gets the tickets of the party, with a proviso that the successful aspirants would only go for one term.

However, that of the Senatorial primary election has no indications of aspirants agreeing on a consensus, as they have resolved to battle it out at the primary election.

When contacted, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mazi Ejimofor Opara, said that the party is not aware of such moves, adding that none of the aspirants has informed the party about a consensus.

Opara, however, said that consensus is part of the provisions of the Electoral Act, adding that the party welcomes such moves if it is possible for the aspirants to meet and agree.

“To the best of our knowledge of our great party, there is no such information with us, but there is nothing wrong in consensus because it is enshrined in the Electoral Act”

“If that is made possible the party needs to be informed early enough for us to be aware of what the aspirants are doing”, he said.