Ondo APC Primary: Three Aspirants Petition Appeal Committee

Three petitions have been received by the Appeal Committee set up for the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primary in Ondo State from aspirants who participated in the exercise.

This was disclosed by the chairman of the five-member Appeal Committee, Mohammed Abubakar, at a briefing with journalists in Akure

Abubakar, a former Governor of Bauchi State, said the petitions were received from 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 the process was marred by irregularities.

“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,” Abubakar said.

Abubakar, who was flanked by other members of the Appeal Committee, said the committee would be expecting more petitions from any other aggrieved aspirants between Monday and Tuesday afternoon.

He said the Secretary of the committee, Obiocha Israel, would be available at the temporary office in Akure within two days to receive the petition.

He promised that the committee would be fair in treating the petitions.

He, however, noted that the Appeal Committee would only work with facts and figures brought before it.

“The committee intends to be thorough. So, within the space of two days, we will sit down and deprive ourselves of sleep to attend to any issues arising from the primary. The committee intends to do a thorough job and we will be fair,” he said.