The chairman of Ondo All Progressives Congress ( APC ) governorship primary election committee, Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi state, has commended stakeholders and members for their orderly conduct.
Governor Ododo also commended party members for the massive turnout during the shadow election to elect the party’s flag bearer for the November governorship election.
Special Adviser on Media to the Governor of Kogi, Hon. Ismail Isah in a statement said the Governor gave the commendation while receiving reports from members of the election committee, security agencies and other stakeholders who monitored the conduct of the election in different parts of the 18 local government areas in the state.
The chairman said: “I have received reports from our committee members and security agencies as well as NGOs monitoring the election including video footages and I can say that the process has been transparent and we are going to produce a candidate that will unify the APC ahead of the November, 2024 governorship election in the State.”
Reacting to delay in arrival of election materials in some areas, Ododo assured it had no adverse effect on the conduct of the primary election.
He also expressed confidence that concerns noticed in the revalidated membership list would not have any major impact on the outcome of the primary election, stressing that the committee is guided by the APC guidelines for the nomination of candidates for general elections and relevant provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022.
The election committee appealed to all the aspirants and their supporters to see the primary election as a contest among brothers and sisters in one family seeking to make the family better as candidate of the party.