Members of the National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives
Congress (APC) have failed to reach a consensus on the outcome of the
recently-conducted Ondo State governorship primary election.
For more than three hours, members of the NWC, led by the party’s National
Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, deliberated on the committee report, which
was said to have been submitted last week.
Although none of the NWC members spoke on the outcome of the parley,
Odigie-Oyegun disclosed that deliberation on the issue would continue at the
national secretariat of the party in Abuja today.
In the meantime, the National Conscience Party (NCP) in Ondo State
yesterday held its primary election.
The primary, which was monitored by representatives of the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC), produced Mr. David Oluwasuyi as the
party’s standard-bearer for the November 26 governorship election.
Also, the South-West Chairman and Deputy National Vice Chairman of the
NCP, Mr. Abdulwaheed Lawal, has accused some political parties of practising
money-bag politics.
Lawal, who spoke at the primary election in Akure yesterday, said: “We
don’t have money to share, because the bigger parties have monitised
everything.
They thought they can use money to buy the people’s conscience but this
time around, it cannot be possible for them.
“We want our people to reject them with their money and vote a right
candidate presented by the NCP.”
However, the Publicity Secretary of the APC in the state, Mr. Abayomi
Adesanya, has refuted the claim, saying the ruling national government has
turned the fortunes of the country around.
He added: “The NCP leaders were talking just to be heard. They are
ignorant of the condition of the country when the APC came to power last year.
So, we thank God that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is
putting the country back to the right track.”
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