''We have delegates from local government areas. We have House of Assembly and National Assembly members as automatic delegates. We also have special delegates.” Akeredolu OndoAPC Ondo2020 Election Nigeria
Sequel to the political wrangling among the aspirants, several readers of events predicted that the outcome of the election today may cause some of the party’s leaders and chieftains to pit their strength against the ruling party.
The forum’s unity of purpose was defeated when the group announced Chief Olusola Oke as its consensus candidate to the chagrin of eight other aspirants, who abandoned him and the group to pursue their ambition independently. Their hope of individual aspiration was also dashed a few days ago when information trickled in that the national leadership of the party had adopted indirect primary option for the election, thus shattering their hope of a united front against the governor.
They are Olajumoke Anifowoshe, Dr. Olusegun Abraham, Okunjimi Odimayo, Dr. Nathaniel Adojutelegan, Olubukola Adetula, Olusola Iji, Olayide Adelami, Oke, lfeoluwa Oyedele and Akinsehinwa Awodeyi, and Isaac Kekemeke. Deflating all hopes to match up with Akeredolu at the poll today, Buni, while inaugurating the committees in Abuja last Friday, had declared that the primary mode would be indirect to the chagrin of the 11 aspirants.
In a chain reactions, the Director of Media, Olusola Oke Campaign Organisation, Mr. Rotimi Ogunleye, said the indirect primary option was shocking and a clear departure from the position of the 11 gubernatorial aspirants. Ogunleye lamented that they had expressed their open preference for direct primary in a letter jointly signed by all the gubernatorial aspirants and made available to the National Caretaker Committee of APC in Abuja.
“Arising from this section of the APC constitution and as members, who have sworn to uphold the constitution of APC, we dissociate ourselves from this obvious violation of the constitution of our party.” It was gathered that the financial crisis assumed a grim dimension after the national leader of APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu turned down Oke’s plea for financial support. Oke was said to have met the APC national leader recently in Lagos, where he sought his support with the assurance that his contribution to his campaign would not be a failed project again.
“I’m aware that the former national chairman reached out to Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, who is also a political friend to Chief Oke but Uzodinma refused to show commitment for the project. These delegates, who affirmed their support for the continuation of Akeredolu in power, vowed to stop aspirants with inordinate ambition from destroying the party.
According to Smith, “We won’t allow desperate politicians to create a crack in APC in Ondo State. Akeredolu has done well and leaders of the party, including President Muhammadu Buhari, has testified to this. So, I am appealing to our aspirants to jettison their ambitions and support Akeredolu for a second term for the continuation of this government in the state.”
“In our short time here as servants of the people, we have tried to do our best. Not because we are the best, but because God has allowed us to do it. I’m confident and I give all glory to God. I want to assure you that this is a safe state for APC. We will win this state except we come with shenanigans and today it is a thing of the past. In a free and fair primary, we will win.”
The source recounted that “From Tuesday, we knew where they were going. The governors have made it so ear that they want one of their own, Akeredolu, to return as governor.
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