APC Primary in Owo/Ose: Candidate Declares Result Void, Claims No Voting Occurred

—Demands fresh primary

By Dayo Johnson Akure

An All Progressive Congress aspirant, Ajibola Adetula Oludasa, has rejected the outcome of the Owo/Ose Federal Constituency primary, claiming that no voting took place in any ward and that the results were fabricated.

In a letter addressed to the APC National Chairman, Oludasa said that party members had been mobilised and were ready to vote, yet the committee announced fabricated results in public instead of allowing the voting process to proceed.

Oludasa stated, “There were irregularities in the conduct of the primaries. Voting materials were not seen in the constituency during the purported conduct of the primary election.”

“I don’t know how the committee came to the result declared in my constituency,” he added. “It is surprising that results were announced in political wards where elections were not conducted.”

“This casts doubt in the minds of the people on the legitimacy of the results declared,” he said.

Oludasa warned that allowing the result to stand could harm President Bola Tinubu’s reelection prospects, noting that party members were already disenchanted.

“These actions undermine internal democracy, violate the principles of fairness and transparency, and disenfranchise bona fide party members. Accepting such a result would damage the credibility of the party and weaken our chances in the general election,” he said.

He called for the nullification of the result and the conduct of a fresh, free, fair, and transparent primary in line with party guidelines and the Electoral Act 2022.

The aspirant also blamed the state party leadership under Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa for the conduct of the exercise.

He cautioned that the APC risked repeating the mistakes of the PDP, which lost power after controlling 30 states and believing it was unbeatable.

“If the leadership does not allow democracy to thrive in the country, the people may be forced to join the coalition against the APC,” he said.

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