The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun on Monday congratulated Dr. Kayode Fayemi on his emergence because the Party’s candidate for the July 14 Ekiti Governorship Election following Dr. Fayemi’s victory at Saturday’s APC governorship Primary election.
Odigie-Oyegun additionally hailed the camaraderie displayed by different APC governorship aspirants after the consequence announcement of Saturday’s widely-hailed train.
The APC National Chairman spoke after receiving the Ekiti Primary Election committee report from the committee chairman, Governor of Nasarawa State, H.E. Umaru Tanko Al-Makura on the Party’s National Secretariat.
He mentioned Dr. Fayemi was on a rescue mission to avoid wasting the individuals of Ekiti from the abusive management the state has suffered within the final 4 years.
Speaking on Monday, Odigie-Oyegun mentioned: “At the tip of the primary try (Primary Election), we had been all low spirited. But by the point we completed the second go at it, we thought what you (committee) have accomplished is one thing that can go down into our historical past as one of the clinically-executed primaries.
“I wish to reward the aspirants. Nerves had been frayed on the very starting however I seen the camaraderie with which they embraced themselves on the finish of the train. Each and everybody that has spoken publicly have expressed satisfaction with the transparency of the workout routines, so I have to congratulate the committee.
“It was unhappy that we had a false begin however for me it was additionally fortuitous. I feel it was God’s plan. Before the committee began its work, there was already that environment of suspicion that the deck has been loaded towards many of the aspirants.
And they are saying in politics notion could be very harmful. It is that notion that propelled the overzealous brokers to disrupt the train.”
Odigie-Oyegun disclosed that already critical work was underway to consolidate on the successes of the Primary Election.
“Every effort is now being made to convey all of the contestants and stakeholders collectively to make sure that the victory that you simply (committee) have began is carried by means of proper to the July 14 Ekiti Governorship Election.
“All the aspirants have attested to the transparency of the train, opposite to among the earlier espoused views. That offers room for unity of goal between them.
It is for us an essential election, not simply from the view of the individuals of Ekiti, however from the kind of very abusive management, completely missing of decorum and respect that has been inflicted on the individuals of Ekiti during the last 4 years.
“It is an election we're going to take very critically. Fortunately the candidate made an exemplary speech when his victory was declared and ofcourse as a results of that each one the aspirants have warmed as much as him.
So the stage has been set for a thrilling marketing campaign course of and for a victory which by God’s grace and the need of the individuals of Ekiti will turn out to be inevitable in July.
Speaking earlier, the Chairman of the Primary Election Committee and Governor of Nasarawa State, H.E. Umaru Tanko Al-Makura mentioned his committee was delighted over the profitable completion of the Primary Election and Monday’s submission of the committee’s report after a beforehand botched train.
“It must be emphasised that the derailment of the first exercise was not as a result of poor preparations or lack of capacity to conduct such elections. Everything was perfect, accreditation, voting was well underway until some overzealous and hyper active agents disrupted the election” he mentioned.
Governor Al-Makura mentioned there have been classes learnt from the prior mired main election notably in relation to safety, venue, delegates and aspirants, saying “The committee made sure that lapses that were observed during the last exercise were corrected”.
He hailed the cooperation from the aspirants and peaceable conduct of the delegates which he mentioned made final Saturday’s train rancour-free.
“We had been so impressed and excited instantly after declaring the outcomes to search out many of the aspirants within the gallery coming round and congratulating Dr. Fayemi and displaying him solidarity. I consider the Party ought to use that platform to make sure cohesion and affinity amongst aspirants.
I consider if the Party encourages these aspirants, they may deploy their efforts in making certain that we win July 14 Ekiti Governorship Election.” he mentioned.
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