ONDO APC PRIMARY: 3 GOV ASPIRANTS SUBMIT PETITIONS, WANT ELECTION CANCELLED

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Less than twelve hours after Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa was named the winner of the gubernatorial primary, three petitions from the disgruntled candidates who took part in the exercise were submitted to the appeals committee.

The three aspirants have asked the party to cancel the exercise and order a fresh election.

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The chairman of the five-member appeals committee for the All Progressive Congress governorship primary in the state, Mohammed Abubakar, said this in Akure, the state capital.

Abubakar, who was the former governor of Bauchi State, said the petitions were received from three of the governorship aspirants, namely Olugbenga Edema, Jimi Odimayo and Adewale Akinterinwa.

He explained that the three aggrieved aspirants complained that the primary did not hold in their various wards and that the process was marred by irregularities.

According to him, “So far, we have received three petitions: one from Olugbenga Edema, Omoba Jimmy Odimayo, and the last one from Adewale Akinterinwa, after the conclusion of the primary and declaration of the candidate of the party.”

The former governor said, “The situation I met on ground was an inconclusive election that needed to be repeated in one local government. They were able to repeat election in that local government and by early this morning, they were able to declare the results of the primary.

“It is traditional in APC to set up a committee like this in order to follow up on the fallout of the primary election. It’s as a result of this that I invited the gentlemen of the press to be here today so that I can announce to them, the presence of this committee and the readiness of this committee to receive whatever complaints as a fallout from the primary election.

“The committee will be here till on Tuesday to collect whatever complaints that may be.

“Let me use this opportunity to assure members of our party that this committee intends to be thorough and transparent in treating any complaint that we will receive.

“I can assure you that within a space of few days, we will consider total number of petitions we received and render a report to the national headquarters of our party before the party takes a final decision on the issue of the primary.

“As I’m speaking with you, only three petitions have been received.

“I am calling on all the aspirants that have complaints to please feel free to forward it to us.