171, 922 delegates to pick Ondo APC governorship candidate

The All Progressives Congress(APC) says 171, 922 delegates will elect its candidate for the November 16 Governorship election in Ondo state.

The delegates are members of the APC drawn from the 203 wards in the 18 local government areas of the state and duly certified to take part in this Saturday’s Governorship Primary.

Thefrontrank reports that the APC governorship primary is scheduled for Saturday, April 20.

The National Organising Secretary of the party, Alhaji Muhammad Argungu, disclosed this on Thursday at the national secretariat of the party where its National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje inaugurated the seven-member Governorship Primary Election Committee for the state.

Argungu said while the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) sent the Certified True Copy of 173, 181 membership register to the party, a revalidation done by the party brought the figure down to 171, 922.

“All the 16 aspirants who purchased Nomination and Expression of Interest forms had been vetted as provided for in the APC Constitution.

“It was done to comply with the provisions of the Constitution and to ensure that all the aspirants were duly vetted for the primary.

“The aspirants had consequently been screened by the party’s screening committee for the Ondo election.

“We have received a Certified True Copy (CTC) from INEC showing 173,181 membership while our revalidation came down to 171, 922”, he said.

Inaugurating the committee, Ganduje said after the completion of its work, the appeal committee has a duty to listen to complaints and attend to them.

“If there is any disagreement, then the appeal committee will listen and that is part of internal democracy which we have to abide by as provided by our constitution.

“Members of this committee have been selected based on their experiences and integrity.

“The primary election committee is chaired by no other person by our new governor of Kogi state, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo”, he stated.