By Daniel Kanu
Assistant Politics Editor
Following the condemnation that trailed last Saturday’s All Progressive Congress (APC) Ekiti governorship primary election, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party has ordered that a fresh one be held on Saturday May 12, 2018.
The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi said; “The All Progressives Congress APC has rescheduled the Ekiti governorship primary election for Saturday May 12, 2018. Time: 8am prompt.
“This followed consultation between the APC National Working Committee NWC, aspirants and other stakeholders”.
The aspirants had on Wednesday engaged the NWC for hours, making cases for why the exercise should be rescheduled.
The Niche gathered that agents of the aspirants identified as perpetrators of the violence which led to the disruption of the exercise had been disqualified from taking part in the fresh exercise.
Abdullahi had disclosed earlier during a media briefing that “All agent tags must bear the names of the aspirants they represent. All the agents in the rescheduled primary election are hereby barred from coming to the voting arena with their mobile phones.”
