Akure – The
All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman in Ondo State, Chief Isaac Kekemeke,
says the party will not manipulate the process of the Aug. 27 governorship
primary in the state. Kekemeke said in Akure on Tuesday that the electoral
process would be “free and fair.’’
23 governorship aspirants will participate
in the primary with over 3000 delegates. “As far as the forthcoming
governorship primary in Ondo State is concerned, there is no basis for
manipulation and there will be no imposition of candidate.
“It is the delegates
(voters) that will speak and whoever the delegates pick becomes the candidate
of the party. “As the chairman of the party in Ondo State, I have no specific
role to play in the conduct of the primary,’’ he said.
The chairman said the
primary would be conducted by the leadership of the party at the national level
without bias.
“I know that the leadership of our great party at the national
level has put in place mechanism to ensure free and fair conduct of the
governorship primary on Saturday, Aug.
27,’’ Kekemeke said. He described the
current disaffection within the state chapter of the party as “family affair’’
that would be resolved within the family. He said that the party had commenced
the process of reconciling aggrieved members to form a formidable party aimed
at defeating the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state at the Nov.
26 Governorship Election. “We have started working as a team toward routing PDP
out of power in Ondo State comes Nov. 26. “Although, we are not ruling out
having moles amongst us, but APC as a party, has what it takes to deal with
such situation,’’ the chairman said.
Kekemeke assured the people of Ondo State
that APC government in the state would complement the efforts of President Muhammadu
Buhari-led Federal Government to deliver on the dividends of democracy to the
people.
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