The Appeal Committee set up for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Ondo State has announced that it has received three petitions from aspirants who participated in the exercise.
Mohammed Abubakar, the Chairman of the five-member Appeal Committee and former Governor of Bauchi State, disclosed this at a briefing with journalists in Akure.
Abubakar stated that the petitions were received from Olugbenga Edema, Jimi Odimayo, and Adewale Akinterinwa. The aggrieved aspirants complained that the primary did not hold in their various wards and the process was marred by irregularities.

“We have received three petitions so far; one from Olugbenga Edema, Omoba Jimmy Odimayo, and the last one from Adewale Akinterinwa after the conclusion of the primary and declaration of the party’s candidate,” Abubakar said.
He further mentioned that the committee would be expecting more petitions from any other aggrieved aspirants between Monday and Tuesday afternoon.
The secretary of the committee, Obiocha Israel, would be available at the temporary office in Akure within two days to receive the petitions.
Abubakar assured that the committee would be fair in treating the petitions, stating that they would only work with facts and figures brought before them.
“The committee intends to be thorough. So, within the space of two days, we will sit down and deprive ourselves of sleep to attend to any issues arising from the primary.
The committee intends to do a thorough job and we will be fair,” he said.
The APC primary in Ondo State was held at the weekend in the 203 wards of the state amid protests by aggrieved aspirants. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa was declared the winner and candidate of the APC in the November 16 gubernatorial poll.
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