Factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, Deacon Okey Ogbodo, yesterday, warned Senator Ayogu Eze to desist from parading himself as the winner of the primary conducted in the state or face disciplinary action.

Senator Ayogu Eze, amongst others picked a nomination form under the All Progressive Congress (APC) but lost to George Tagbo Ogara during the APC primaries

Deacon Ogbodo warned Ayogu Eze that portraying himself as a governorship aspirant after the primaries will be detrimental to the party

He said “Our authentic flag bearer is Bar. George Tagbo Ogara, a candidate, whose imprints have been visible all over Enugu since the pre-primary era and indeed up till this moment, had emerged from a democratically transparent process, as approved by the National Working Committee, NWC, of APC, through direct primaries on October 4, 2018″.

“Ayogu Eze’s claim is most preposterous, indeed unfounded, because he came last (5th) in the APC primaries held in line with the direct primary election option where he scored 7,690 votes while the winner, George Ogara, scored 57,675 votes. It is, therefore, hilarious how he came to become the so-called APC flag bearer in the state.

“Ayogu Eze is not a candidate an ambitious party like APC can gamble on. He and his co-travellers are apparently on a frolic of their own, and are better advised to desist from their obvious mercantile agenda, to avoid further destabilizing Enugu state APC. It is strange and indeed unfathomable to think that Enugu APC nomination would be sold in a suitcase or handed over to someone in some place other than the homeland, Enugu. Those who claim to be APC flag bearer should point out the address of their campaign office and mention the personnel in charge.

“We have duly transmitted the official list of candidates of the party to the National Secretariat, for onward dispatch to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja, and any super imposition of names other than those that are in the list, would be detrimental to the electoral interest of the APC.”

Recall that Barr. George Ogara was announced as the winner of the APC primaries that took place in Enugu State.

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That is good

APC can ask Governor Okowa to assist in coordinating future primaries for them as he has proven himself right.