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Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) youth leader, Tony Adun alias Kabaka, has apologised to the party for leading youths and women to vandalise the secretariat after the first primary election on February 17, which threw up three winners.

The crowd which he led, forced their way into the offices and brought out the furniture, bags of rice and other equipment, vowing to stay at the building for seven days till the state executive council is dissolved.

Adun said they were protesting the conduct of the officials at the primary election, noting that it was obvious the exco worked against the party.

The protest came after the chairman of the Electoral Committee of the primary, Governor Hope Uzodimma announced Dennis Idahosa as the winner, while the returning officer, Stanley Ugboaja, declared Monday Okpebholo as the winner.


Also, Ojo Babatunde, who claimed to be representing the returning officers in all the local government, declared Anamero Dekeri as the winner of the election.

With the confusion, the National Working Committee of the party ordered a rerun on February 22 under the Chairmanship of Governor Bassey Otu of Cross Rivers State, who replaced Uzodimma as the head of the electoral committee for the election.

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After the exercise, Okpebholo was declared the winner with 12,433 votes to defeat Idahosa, who scored 6,541 votes.


Adun, in a viral video and a statement on Sunday, apologised to the leaders of the party in the state.

He said, “I, Comrade Tony Kabaka, the state youth leader of the APC, wish to apologise to our leaders, women leaders of our great party and all our youths as regards the conduct of aggrieved APC youths during the party primary which took place on the 17th February 2024.

“The party is supreme, I will work with the party and leaders to ensure that our candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, is victorious and I wish to use this medium to congratulate him on his victory at the just concluded party primary.

“I want to urge all youths to embrace peace and let us all work together to make sure we succeed in the general elections come September 2024; I remain a loyal party man.

“I wish to use this opportunity to appeal to our state chairman, Jarret Tenebe, and state secretary, Lawrence Okah, and other members of the state working committee to lead us to rebuild the party and bring all of us together to ensure our party produce the next governor in the elections,” he said.
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This is nice,a sign that oshiomhole is gradually softening his stance towards okpebholo and the party is uniting.up okpebholo

This kabaka never learns. He keeps fighting people that can remove his head if they wish. A lot of people begged obaseki before he let him go after uprooting his buildings in Benin.

Anwhere belle face hungry urchin.

orion7:
This kabaka never learns. He keeps fighting people that can remove his head if they wish. A lot of people begged obaseki before he let him go after uprooting his buildings in Benin.

Infact, I can still recall his picture splashed here on NL where he was kneeling down and begging Obaseki after his hotel was demolished.

Who even made this "infantile" old man the youth leader in Edo state?

senatordave1:
This is nice,a sign that oshiomhole is gradually softening his stance towards okpebholo and the party is uniting.up okpebholo

Lol. Garfield my man, Oshiomole nor get choice.

Kabaka na Oluomo of Edo. A Stupid Criminal with no handwork. Thuggery is his destiny on earth

When you see what people like kabaka and many others have achieved through cultism in Edo state, cultism becomes very attractive, this is why cultism is very difficult to stop in Edo state because almost all the leaders have connections with cultism. If not for cultism, who is Tony kabaka to even have a political say in the politics of Edo state and in the ruling party APC? so sad . The foundation of Nigeria needs to be revisited to correct this unfortunate anomaly

NothingDoMe:
Lol. Garfield my man, Oshiomole nor get choice.

How so

Izuogu4Presdent:
Kabaka na Oluomo of Edo. A Stupid Criminal with no handwork. Thuggery is his destiny on earth

Obaseki has his thugs too

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Kabaka is just jumping on the wining team, nothing surprising there.

To dey kneel down and beg no dey tey am.

Even though I myself think Obaseki is a clueless forcer, I give him credit for putting Kabaka in his place.