The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Tuesday, said the outcome of the party’s governorship election in Ondo State can only be upturned by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The APC chairman made the remark while addressing State House Correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari over the difference between him and a national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Tinubu had called for the resignation of Oyegun following the emergence of former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu.
Akeredolu emerged as the APC candidate from a primary election that was purportedly marred by electoral irregularities.
Following alleged irregularities that marred the primary on September 3, 2016 in Ondo State, the party’s Appeal Committee had recommended the cancellation and conduct of a fresh primary election .
Despite the recommendation of the appeal panel, the national leadership of the party submitted Akeredolu’s name to INEC as its governorship candidate.
Speaking yesterday on whether the party would consider a change of mind following the controversy generated by the result, Oyegun said, “It is only INEC (the Independent National Electoral Commission) that can make a U-turn on the Ondo primary.”
Oyegun further disclosed that all that transpired in the Ondo primary election are contained in the report of the chairman of the primary election committee.
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