APC aspirants call for fresh primary election in Atisbo/Saki East state constituency

Aspirants jostling for the All Progressive Congress (APC) ticket to contest the Atisbo/Saki East state constituency seat in the Oyo State House of Assembly in next year’s general elections have called for a fresh election as the one scheduled for Friday could not hold as scheduled.

The concerned aspirants are Atilola Babatunde; Niyi Olabiyi; Ogunwale Ademola; Yakubu Busari and Babatunde Falola.

The primary election slated for Tede Town Hall failed to hold as the aspirants, delegates and other members waited for several hours for officials saddled with the responsibility of conducting the exercise with none of them in sight despite the presence of security personnel both Police, civil defence Amotekun and other security personnel.

Speaking on behalf of other aspirants, Falola alleged that: “During the long wait for both the delegates and party supporters for the party leaders to arrive the venue, one Kabiru Raji arrived the venue with the claim that he was from APC party secretariat with concluded voted and affirmed ballot papers in favour of Yakubu Busari the 6th aspirant under the same party.

“All the documents were collected from him as exhibit, while we are calling on the party leaders and other stakeholders to do the needful to conduct the credible primary election as soon as possible in order to avoid actions capable of jeopardising the chances of the party in the general elections.”

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