Ahead of its June 22 Governorship Primary
Election in Edo state, the ruling All
Progressives Congress, APC, explained how it
would manoeuvre its ways around the
COVID-19 gazette put in place by Gov.
Godwin Obaseki which prohibits gatherings of
more than 20 persons.

The party has also inaugurated its Primary
Election as well as Appeal Committees.
National Vice Chairman, South South, Ntufam
Hillard Etagbo Eta who inaugurated the
committees with a host of other members of
the National Working Committee NWC said
he was standing in for the acting National
Chairman, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi.
He urged the committees to ensure a
credible exercise.

While Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state
chairs the Primary Election Committee, Prof.
Mustapha Bello would serve as the Chairman
of the Appeal Committee for the primary
election.

Members of the primary election committee
are Sen. Ajibola Bashiru (Secretary), Alhaji
Abdullahi Abass, Hon. Ibrahim Sabo, Hon.
Ocho Obioma, Hajia Amina Lantana
Muhammed, and Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye.
Other members of the Primary Election
Appeal Committee are Dr. Kayode Ajulo
(Secretary), Hon. Umar Ahmed, Nasiru
Ibrahim Junju and Hon. Rasaq Mahmud
Bamu.

Addressing the committees, Eta recalled how
the party had commenced the process of the
Edo primaries with the inauguration of
Screening and the Appeal Committees.
He said; “So, we are almost at the
culmination of that process. It is with deep
humility that I want to announce to Nigerians
that those we have selected to do this
onerous and herculean job for the party were
carefully selected, some of the finest and
best amongst us.

“Their job is very simple – to carry out the
process of selecting the flag bearer of the
party in Edo State and we know that after
that exercise, there may be concerns,
disagreements, that is why we have
constituted members of the APC
Governorship Primary Election Appeal
Committee.

“Having done the most important part of this
ceremony, let me at this juncture inaugurate
these two Commitees with the powers that
have been conferred on me by the very
generous members of the National Working
Committee NWC who chosed His Excellency,
Sen. Ajimobi on whose behalf, I perform this
function”.

Conducting Primaries

Speaking with journalists shortly after the
inauguration, Gov. Uzodinma explained how
the party would conduct the June 22 primary
election.

He said; “In their wisdom, I have been
appointed to chair the committee to conduct
the primaries. I have been given the
guidelines to drive the exercise. You are
aware there is also a global pandemic,
Covid-19 and there are some local
legislations in Edo state.
“There is a law that does not allow more than
20 people to gather at a place. That is the
beauty of Direct Primary.
“When we get to Edo, we will deploy the
necessary manpower to the various polling
units with instructions that will not violate the
local legislations that will enable our
members not to gather more than 20 people
at a place and by so doing, with a segmented
approach, we will conduct a free and fair
primary and our party will be happy with that”.

Why APC is in crisis?

Uzodinma also urged party stakeholders to
continue to work hard for its success, noting
that APC is today dealing with several issues
because of those who are envious of its
electoral success.

He said; “I want to thank Almighty God even
when I know that this is coming at a time that
our party is greatly challenged by some
handiworks of our enemies and those who
think the party has grown into national envy.

“I want to assure the leadership of the party
and indeed the entire membership in the
country that we will go and do justice to this
assignment and we will not disappoint all
reasonable expectations.

“I want to remind all of us that APC is the
party to beat anywhere in Nigeria. The party is
growing from strength to strength on daily
basis. The tendency for people to become
envious and in the process want to create
distraction has also become very high but we
must rise to the occasion to do just all that
will make our party be what the people
expect.

We will resolve our crisis.

“Events of the past few days have shown
that some people are after us and we must
buckle our seat belts. We will face the
turbulence but I’m confident that our aircraft
will get to the destination. We must field a
candidate and our party must be ran by those
elected to run the party by us. And by the
Grace of God, we will win the election in Edo.
“The purpose of disagreement is to agree. As
we are trying to disagree in our great party,
we are disagreeing to agree. It therefore goes
to show that the party is growing from
strength to strength.

“All the internal disagreements, the party
Constitution is fashioned in a manner that it
has provided for ways and means of resolving
these disagreements, and this one that has
just happened a couple of days ago will not
be an exception.

“I think in our usual manner, working with the
party leadership, we will resolve all areas of
disagreement and we will all be united
together and stronger to go into the election
in Edo state”.
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Ok

Right

Which APC?

Hope Uzodinma knows that APC has lost Edo State completely, but trust politicians with their false hope.
Even Kabaka mind no settle at all,
he knows Obaseki is very calculative