The All Progressives Congress, APC, has come out to break down how the Edo State primaries would be carried out in Edo State on the 22nd of June.
The party recently inaugurated its Primary Election as well as Appeal Committees.
According to the National Vice Chairman, South-South, Ntufam Hillard Etagbo Eta, the committees involved should make sure the exercise is very credible.
He added that Edo indigenes should know that the people who were chosen to do this vital task were carefully chosen and they are some of the finest and best candidates for the job in the party.
His words, “So, We're nearly at the culmination of that process. It is with deep humility that I want to announce to Nigerians that those We've selected to do this onerous and herculean job for the party were carefully selected, some of the finest and best amongst us.”
“Their job is very simple – to carry out the process of selecting the flag bearer of the party in Edo State and we know that after that exercise, there may be concerns, disagreements, that is why We've constituted members of the APC Governorship Primary Election Appeal Committee.
“Having done the most important part of this ceremony, let me at this juncture inaugurate these two Commitees with the powers that have been conferred on me by the very generous members of the National Working Committee NWC who chosed His Excellency, Sen. Ajimobi on whose behalf, I perform this function”.
Gov. Uzodinma on Edo Primaries, “In their wisdom, I've been appointed to chair the committee to conduct the primaries. I've been given the guidelines to drive the exercise. You are aware there is also a global pandemic, Covid-19 and there are some local legislations in Edo state.
“There is a law that doesn't allow more than 20 people to gather at a place. That is the beauty of Direct Primary.
“When we get to Edo, we will deploy the necessary manpower to the various polling units with instructions that will not violate the local legislations that will enable our members not to gather more than 20 people at a place and by so doing, with a segmented approach, we will conduct a free and fair primary and our party will be happy with that”.