The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked claims making rounds the second term bid of the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has been endorsed.
Last week, the NWC adopted a direct for it’s primary election, a decision some political analysts believed may not end in favour of the two governors seeking re-election tickets amidst the internal wrangle in the state chapters of the APC.
Both governors are said to prefer an indirect primary that would involve voting by delegates which would involve the governors’ appointees like commissioners and advisers. They have, however, said they will win the primaries no matter the method used.
In a statement Tuesday night, the NWC said a recent statement credited to an Ondo State political group called Unity Mandate Agenda alleging both the national chairman and NWC members of endorsing Mr Akeredolu as their recognised governorship aspirant in the July 20 primary in the state, is false.
“This is indeed a grievous falsehood intended to create disaffection among our members.
“We hereby refute this spurious statement and wish to state unequivocally that neither the National Chairman nor any member of the Party’s National Working Committee (NWC) has the power to endorse any aspirant.
“The APC is not in the business of endorsing aspirants. As a progressive party, our ultimate guiding principle is strict adherence to the tenets of participatory democracy.
“Our members in Ondo State and elsewhere should ignore this unfounded report. As we move close to governorship primaries in both Edo and Ondo States, it should be expected that mischief makers would do their worst to impugn on the process. As always, they would fail in this current campaign,” APC spokesperson, Lanre Issa-Onilu, said.
The APC primary in Ondo holds on July 20 while on October 10, governorship election will be conducted
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