Revealed: How APC Guber Candidate Emerges In Absent of Screening Chairman
- The APC governorship primary in Kogi state has not been ripped off controversies since the anointed aspirant of Governor Yahaya Bello emerged
- But Kingsley Fanwo, the state commissioner for information, insisted that there was an election, and the winner duly emerged in the absence of the screening chairman
- The commissioner also faulted the position of Senator Smart Adeyemi on the alleged sidelining of the people of Kogi West
Lokoja, Kogi - Controversy has continued to trail the outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Kogi state over allegations that no primary was held and that winner would not have emerged.
Ahmed Usman Ododo, a former auditor general of the state, was declared the winner of the primary, which was conducted on Friday, April 14.
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Why APC governorship primary holds in the absence of the screening committee's chairman
On the morning of the election, about 4 candidates stepped down for the anointed candidate of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state while those who did not step down, including Senator Smart Adeyemi, rejected the emergence of Ododo as the party's candidate.
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But speaking on Channels Television's "Politics Today," Kingsley Fanwo, the commissioner for information in Kogi state, maintained that the election was duly conducted and the winner subsequently emerged.
When asked who announced the winner and the whereabouts of the chairman of the screening committee, Governor Bello Matawalle, the commissioner said the winner was announced by the screening commission secretary because the chairman had to return to his state because of the supplementary election in Zamfara state.
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Speaking on the position of Senator Adeyemi, Odod came from the same region as Governor Yahaya Bello and that the people of Kogi West have again been sidelined because they have never produced a governor.
Fanwo tackled the senator and said, "if you are talking about fairness, you must also be fair", while narrating how the senator emerged.
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Kogi guber race: Adeyemi, Ocheni, Audu, Ajaka reject APC primary election results
Legit.ng earlier reported that about 4 aspirants of the APC who contested the party's governorship primary in Kogi state had rejected the outcome of the poll.
The 4 aggrieved candidates led by Senator Smart Adeyemi of Kogi West are calling on the party's national leaders not to allow the outcome of the election to stand.
They alleged there was no election, but Ahmed Usman Ododo, a former auditor general of the state, was earlier announced as the winner.
Source: Legit.ng
