The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State concluded its ward primary election, with Lucky Aiyedatiwa emerging as the winner and the party’s flag bearer for the upcoming state governorship election.
He secured 48,569 votes, while Mayowa Akinfolarin and Olusola Oke received 15,343 and 14,865 votes, respectively.
The Chairman of the Governorship Primary Election Committee, Ahmed Ododo, declared Aiyedatiwa as the winner, affirming that the electoral process went smoothly without any significant disruption.
Uptown Press reports that, violence broke out in the Ifedore area, leading to the cancellation of the results. Some of the contestants, including Folakemi Omogoroye, disputed the election’s legitimacy, citing the absence of electoral officials and voting materials at the voting centers. Omogoroye condemned the process as a “rape of democracy” and called for a fresh and fair election.
Disgruntled party members also protested in Akure, alleging irregularities in the conduct of the ward primaries. They urged the national secretariat of the APC to intervene and prevent the imposition of an unpopular candidate that could jeopardize the party’s chances in the forthcoming governorship election.
