LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A total of 171,922 accredited members would vote in the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries in Ondo State on Saturday, 20th April, 2024.
This was disclosed on Friday by the committee to supervise the process.
The primary is scheduled to hold in 203 wards in 18 local government areas.
There are 16 aspirants, including the Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, seeking to win the party’s ticket.
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the Secretary of the seven-man committee, stated this after its meeting with stakeholders and aspirants on Friday night in Akure, the state capital.
Omo-Agege said that none of the aspirants had before the eve of the exercise withdrawn or stepped down for another.
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The Secretary said that the committee was ready to conduct the primary using the direct mode in all the 203 wards across the state.
He appealed to the aspirants to caution their supporters to allow the peaceful conduct of the primary for the progress of the party.
Omo-Agege assured them of the committee’s resolve to strictly follow the guidelines and constitution of the party and conduct a transparent, fair and credible election.
He said that the committee would collaborate with the security agencies in the state to forestall breakdown of law and order before, during and after the primary.
The committee is headed by Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State.
NAN