The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has annulled the recently concluded unauthorised legislative primaries in Edo state and appoints new committee to conduct a fresh exercise.
The party’s spokesman Yekini Nabena, in a statement said the previous exercise was conducted by unauthorized persons in collaboration with the Party’s Edo State Working Committee .
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In order to put things right, he named a new committee under the chairmanship of Hajia Farida Odangi Suleiman and which he said will be in Edo state later today (Thursday) to conduct the primaries into the Senate, House of Representatives and House of Assembly.
Nabena said the Committee will make available the list of aspirants screened for the exercise and will conduct a transparent primary election in accordance with the guidelines and constitution of the APC.
Said he,”We admonish all Party members in Edo state to cooperate with the Committee to ensure an orderly, peaceful, transparent and credible exercise.”
