Why governorship primaries should solidify the APC in Ondo State – Jamiu Ekungba

Chief Jamiu Ekungba East A clan leader of THE All Progressives Congress (APC) And member of THE Advice of Administrators (BoT) of THE to party. Ekungba, A renowned an accountant, WHO is holding THE traditional title of EkonOdoAgbara of Owo as GOOD as religious title of Baba Adin of Owo to land, exclusively spoke with ONYEDIKA AGBEDO on problems surrounding THE recent governorship primary of THE to party In THE State. He exhorted all THE competitors has close ranks And work For THE success of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, WHO has NOW become THE flag bearer of THE to party In THE future November 16, 2024 of the governor election, stressful that "THE to party East big enough has take all of We." He Also spoke on THE efforts of THE President Bolas Ahmed Tinubu administration has fix THE problems of THE country, pointing out It is success SO far And areas that require improvement while going forward.

You are A strong stakeholder In the whole Progressives Congress (APC) In Ondo State And Also has THE national level. How would be You comment on THE recent Ondo governorship primary led by your party?My take East multidimensional because he was THE First of all time direct primary would be be led In Ondo State by THE to party. He implied that each registered member of THE to party, of which membership was revalidated by THE national body When they came For that aim, East expected has vote. He was during THE revalidation that I obtained has know that You to have has be A financial member has be able has participate In THE primary election.A plot of people doesn't know; there were members WHO were not allowed has vote And they were tears. It is THE First of all time he was do In Ondo State And It is THE First of all dimension that came in.

By And big, When You compare he with THE Nigerian election propaganda system, manipulated by A to party And witnessed by THE Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), I think THE to party did well.

Secondly, THE system of vote was Option A4, which was used In those days. Option A4 implied that You accredit THE people WHO are eligible has vote And When he East time For vote they queue behind THE candidate of their choice.

SO, those two dimensions are not just only new has THE electorate; A plot of people were caught ignorant. In My local advice, Oh, I went round all THE neighborhoods has THE extent that I was not even able has vote because I research has see What was what's happening.

THE only thing that arrived was that A plot of people, WHO were not financial members, came out with their membership cards has vote And were not allowed has vote. A few of them research has cause worry but We said them, 'come, When they called For revalidation recently, You stayed In your House. A few people went has revalidate their membership And he was discovered that they to have has been members For THE last six, Seven Or eight years And had not paid any of them rights. They were request has pay even if It is A year And they did And obtained their Received.' That East THE First of all thing each Nigerian must take In consideration while criticize What arrived In Ondo State. A plot of people were caught ignorant; A plot of people were shocked because What they were used has In primary was not What arrived.

From My observation In My local advice, THE election was peaceful. But I Understood that there were crises In rooms of Akure, Odigbo, Ondo And A other place. If there were pockets of crises In four out of 18 local advice, will You SO say that THE election was not GOOD enough with all THE things I to have speak about ?

A few of THE aspirants alleged that they were not private has THE distribution of election materials, saying he was part of THE plot by THE Committee has platform THE election In service of Governor Aiyedatiwa WHO Ultimately won?I to have said A thing – What East THE election material For Option A4? He East just paper has save THE result. SO You to have THE electoral officer For THE room And THE CENI official has witness THE election. In My local advice, Oh, We expected For them And they came And brought THE paper. We request if that was THE election material And they said Yes. They Also came with THE accredited membership register. In My room, there are about 700 members of THE to party but those WHO were revalidated were just about 500.

With that register, they request those WHO were not financial members has move next to And that cause a few shouting. But those of We WHO are elders explain that if You are A member of A organization And You are not paid your annual rights, You are not competent has vote When THE organization East elect It is officers. That was What calm THE situation And only those WHO were financial members were accredited has vote.

SO, I don't do it know THE election materials they are talk about. There was No voters map, map drive Or What to have You. We had only THE CENI civil servants has witness THE election, THE electoral officer that was sent by THE national body, security officers A...