Morka disclosed that the Edo governorship primary has not been completed, adding that the process will continue on Thursday.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared the 2024 governorship primary election in Edo State inconclusive.
APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, made the announcement on Tuesday after the leadership of the party had an emergency meeting with the NWC at the party’s secretariat in Abuja.
This followed the controversy that trailed the primary election on Saturday, February 17 where three different winners emerged, a recipe for litigation.
Chairman of the electoral committee for the primary, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, had announced Dennis Idahosa as winner.
APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, congratulated Idahosa afterwards.
However, returning officer, Stanley Ugboaja, declared Monday Okpebholo as winner of the election.
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Elsewhere, Ojo Babatunde, who claimed to be representing the returning officers in all the local governments declared Anamero Dekeri as the winner of the election.
Following the confusion that ensued, both Dekeri and Okpebholo wrote to the appeal committee of the party to demand their certificates of return.
Another aspirant, Prof Oserheimen Osunbor, insisted on Tuesday that no election held in the state contrary to results that were announced.
Addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, Morka disclosed that the Edo governorship primary has not been completed, adding that the process will continue on Thursday.
He said, “I am here to give you the outcome of the emergency meeting of the National Working Committee of our party held today regarding Edo State governorship primary election.
“At its emergency meeting held today, Tuesday, February 20, 2024 to consider the report on the Edo governorship primary election, the National Working Committee of our party deliberated and resolved that the governorship primary election has not been completed and has now fixed Thursday, February 22 for the completion of the APC Edo State primary election process.”