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Ondo APC guber aspirants call for reconciliation after disputed primary

Aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded governorship primary of the party in Ondo State have appealed to members to embrace genuine and comprehensive reconciliation following the disagreement trailing the conduct of the primary election in the state.

The aspirants who made this call, in a statement jointly signed by seven of them who participated in the primary, stressed the need for reconciliation and to work together, especially with aggrieved members of the party

The aspirants, who include Barrister Morayo Lebi, Prof Dayo Faduyile, Soji Ehinlanwo, Prince Diran Iyantan, Hon. Mayowa Akinfolarin, Dr. Funmilayo Waheed-Adekojo, and Hon. Jimi Odimayo, called on all aggrieved members of the party to come together to forge a strong front.

According to them, the call became necessary in order to restore unity in the party and win the forthcoming governorship election in the state.

They urged all the aspirants, party supporters, and all other stakeholders to put aside personal interests and allow the overriding interests of the party to take precedence.

The aspirants stated in the statement: “We, the under listed chieftains of our party, the APC, who were aspirants in the just concluded Governorship Primary, wish to call all members of our party who have genuine interest in the success of the party in the forthcoming general election in November to embrace peace for a resounding victory in the polls.

“The party position is that His Excellency Lucky Aiyedatiwa is our gubernatorial candidate; this position should be sacrosanct to us all, even when some of us have expressed some reservations. We acknowledge that perfection is a moving target.

“As Party leaders who have contributed significantly to nurturing the Party to impressive growth, we cannot allow anything that could lead to the polarisation of our Party with the potential consequence of undermining unity within our party.”

They stated, “We therefore call on our supporters and all stakeholders to put aside personal interests and allow the overriding interests of the party to take precedence.

“Victory for our Party in the upcoming November Governorship election is of paramount importance.

“We therefore call on all Party men and women to rally behind our party’s candidate, His Excellency Lucky Aiyedatiwa, henceforth in order to achieve outstanding victory

“We hereby appeal to other aspirants and members of our great party who are aggrieved to put aside their grievances in the greater interest of the party.

“We need everyone on board in the collective march towards victory. We endorse genuine reconciliation efforts as proposed by our party

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