Kogi State Governor and chairman of the Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election committee has lauded stakeholders and party members in Ondo state for their orderly conduct and significant turnout during the direct primary election in the state.
Governor Ododo expressed his appreciation while receiving reports from members of the APC Governorship Primary Election committee, security agencies, and other stakeholders who monitored the election across the 18 local government areas in the state.
Governor Ododo remarked, “I have received reports from our committee members, security agencies, as well as NGOs monitoring the election, including video footage, and I can confidently say that the process has been transparent. We are poised to produce a candidate who will unify the APC ahead of the November 2024 governorship election in the state.”
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Responding to questions over delay in arrival of materials in some wards and local government areas, Governor Ododo said he was certain that the delay has no adverse effect on the conduct of the primary election.
The Kogi State Governor also expressed confidence that concerns noticed in the revalidated membership list would not have any major impact on the outcome of the primary election, stressing that the committee is well guided by the APC guidelines for the nomination of candidates for general elections and relevant provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022.
Governor Ododo called on the aspirants and their supporters to see the primary election as a contest among brothers and sisters in one family seeking to make the family better as candidate of the party in the November, 2024 Governorship election in Ondo State.