Ekiti: APC group condemns primaries, calls for cancellation

A group under the aegis of Ekiti forum on Monday staged a protest at the All Progressives Congress, APC National Secretariat in Abuja to call for the cancellation of the party primary that produced Biodun Oyebanji as the APC flag bearer for the forthcoming Ekiti State governorship elections.

The protesters carried placards with inscriptions like; Ekiti APC governorship primary is a fraud, We love APC but hate fraud, Cancel the primary election now, Oyebanji can’t win for APC, APC is our party.

Oyebanji who is the immediate past secretary to Ekiti government is alleged to be the anointed candidate of the state governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi.

In the “Option A4” direct primaries adopted for the election, Oyebanji polled 101,703 out of the 104,983 total number of votes.

Other aspirants in the party primaries scores are as follows: Opeyemi Bamidele 760, Femi Bamisile 400, Kayode Ojo 767, Adedayo Adeyeye 691 and Bamidele Faparusi 376, Demola Popoola 239 and Oluwasola Afolabi 47.

Adressing Journalists, the Cordinator of group, Prince Tunde Jokotola expressed displeasure over the outcome of the elections.

He said the emergence of the former secretary is an imposition to the people of the state as majority are not pleased with it.

Jokotola added that Oyebanji, the alleged imposed candidate doesn’t have what it takes to win the general election slated for June 18 2022 stressing that Bamidele Opeyemi is the only candidate that can deliver Ekiti for APC.

He therefore urged that the party revisit the issue if they indeed want to win the Ekiti state governorship elections.