Chairman of
the Electoral Committee and Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, has
directed all the delegates voting in today’s primary election of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) to come along with their international passports
and voter cards or any other legal means of identification as condition for
accreditation.
Al-Makura
said there would be heavy security within and outside the venue of the primary
to forestall a repeat of the mayhem that truncated the last exercise.
Addressing
reporters, yesterday, at Damlek Event Centre in Ado-Ekiti, venue of the
primary, he warned the seven persons banned by the National working Committee
(NWC) from participating in the poll to steer clear of the venue or risk arrest
and prosecution.
The media
parley was attended by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bello Ahmed;
Director of Department of State Service (DSS), Mrs. Promise
Iheanacho;
Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr. Donatus
Ikemefuna and Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Ismaila
Kugu.
Those to be
accredited are aspirants, delegates, journalists, observers and other critical
stakeholders.
Apart from
the security arrangement, Al-Makura explained that facilities needed for the
conveniences of participants have been provided.
Al-Makura
said: “Any delegate accredited won’t be allowed to go out for any reason.
“Any
delegate that enters the arena must be identified by his party membership card
and extra statutory identity, such as International Passport, driver’s licence,
National Identity Card or Permanent Voter Card (PVC).
“Such
delegates must be identified with the list given to us by the national
secretariat. All accreditation must be completed for delegates from all the
senatorial zones before voting starts.
“Voting will
be done once at a time and it will start with delegates from Ekiti South, the
farthest, then Ekiti North and Ekiti Central, the closest.
“After identification,
delegates will be given ballot paper and they will submit their delegates tag
for punching and they will also submit the ropes of their tags.
He also
noted that the panel would not allow any aspirant or delegate that wears
branded materials to the venue of the primary.
Al-Makura
disclosed that some of the hoodlums arrested for disrupting the primary were
already being prosecuted in the court.
Meanwhile,
one of the governorship aspirants, Mr. Debo Ajayi, has denied reports that he
has stepped down for the Minister of Mine and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode
Fayemi.
Ajayi, who
address journalists in Ado Ekiti, yesterday, said he could not be stooge of
anybody, adding that those peddling the rumour were the ones who are not sure
of their chances in the primary election.
“For the
avoidance of doubt, my aspiration is a call to service and a response to the
agitation of the south senatorial district to produce the next governor. My
aspiration is borne out of commitment to the restoration project.
“I therefore
intend to participate and God willing, I intend to win the primary tomorrow
(today).”
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