Aggrieved members of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Ondo state, on Sunday, stormed the state party secretariat to protest the conduct of Saturday’s governorship primary election across the state.
They equally called for the suspension of the chairman of the election committee and governor of Kogi state, Ahmed Ododo from the party for the undemocratic manner he conducted the exercise.
The protesters who represented four of the governorship aspirants blocked the Oba Adesida/ Oyemekun road and condemned the outcome of the exercise.
According to their spokesperson, Adeniran Oyebade, Director General for Olusola Oke Campaign Organisation, Ondo Central Senatorial District, said that the protesters were representatives of four governorship aspirants.
They include, Chief Olusola Oke, Wale Akinterinwa, Jimi Odimayo and Folakemi Omogoroye.
The protesters were armed with placards of various inscription such as “No election in Ondo.,” APC primary electoral officers failed to show up in all wards in Ondo State,” “We demand fairness and justice in APC primary election in Ondo, “No mandate for Aiyedatiwa, We’re calling for fresh primary election”.
They urged the national secretariat of the APC not to allow the state to be embroiled in crisis.
Ododo had on Saturday announced that polls would be conducted in all 13 wards of Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state by noon on Sunday.