Following the controversies that trailed the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State on Saturday, the State’s chapter of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the exercise as a “huge charade”.
In a statement on Saturday, the PDP publicity secretary, Kennedy Peretei, said it was evident that the ruling APC cannot handle the affairs of the state if it was unable to organise a credible primary election for its members.
According to the PDP, the governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, who led the seven-man APC Electoral Committee that conducted the primary election, has allegedly caused more havoc than his predecessor, Yahaya Bello, who incidentally chaired the same primary election in the State four years ago.
Peretei said, “The over-hyped All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Ondo State turned out to be a huge charade and a mockery of democracy in every sense of the word.
“Four years ago,…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
