Rotimi Akeredolu has issued an official statement concerning the rumoured cancellation of the APC governorship primary election in Ondo which produced him as the flagbearer.
Amidst the speculations that the September 3, 2016 gubernatorial primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held in Ondo State has been cancelled; winner of the election, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) has appealed to his supporters not be troubled, saying the election has never been cancelled.
According to a statement signed by Aketi Media Group and made available to Tori News, the Election Appeal Panel (EAP) which looked into the controversies surrounding the primary election submitted two conflicting reports and recommendations to the APC National Working Committee (NWC).
Whereas two of the three-member panel recommended the cancellation of the election, the other member upheld the results of the September 3, governorship primary election that produced Akeredolu as the winner.
The latter report which also accused the two members of bias and corruption dominated discussion at the NWC meeting in Abuja yesterday. Akeredolu said the misinformation making the rounds on the social media and a section of the traditional media was the handiwork of some desperate politicians and their hirelings who strive on propaganda and misrepresentation of facts.
The statement quoted Akeredolu as saying; "The election will not be cancelled because it represents the collective will of Ondo APC members who through their delegates elected Akeredolu on September 3, 2016."
He stated further that; "Party leaders in the state including the chairmen of local governments, the ward chairmen and majority of the aspirants have expressed their satisfaction with the primary election and have pledged their support for me. We are also reaching out to those who are still aggrieved to sheath their swords."
Meanwhile, the fulcrum of the whimsical propaganda, that is the report of the Appeal Panel was rejected by the NWC yesterday. In throwing out the recommendations, NWC noted that the panel's was shoddy and lacks integrity.
The party's highest organ further faulted the panel's refusal to invite members of the election committee headed by the Jigawa State Governor to give evidence before the Appeal panel.
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