All Progressives Congress, APC, has named Kaduna State governor,
Nasir el-Rufai, as head of a 7-man committee that will conduct the
primary election of the party in Kogi State to determine who emerges
sole flag bearer for the polls scheduled for November 29.
While Senator Magnus Abe will serve as secretary, other members
include Ibrahim Sarki, Mrs. Omorge Osifor, Mohammad Wali, Lanre Asiwaju
and Greg Egwu.
Inaugurating the committee yesterday at the party’s national
secretariat, the APC National Organising Secretary, Osita Izunaso,
charged them to take the assignment seriously, adding that all state
executives of the party in the state are delegates, who will be
participating in the primaries.
“You should hold a stakeholders meeting first and introduce
yourselves as those who are called for this assignment. The party also
requests that you should reach out to security agencies in Kogi State
upon arrival, the SSS, the police and other security agencies upon
arrival so that they won’t say they were not informed,” he said.
According to him, the chairman of the committee will be the returning
officer for the election primaries, adding that once the exercise
starts it must not be stopped half way.
“Once you start the accreditation, you cannot postpone, once you
commence, you must complete and the winners will be announced on the
spot. It is not something you will go and compile and come back, it is
not allowed.
“The aspirants with the highest number of votes shall be declared the
winner.
“I want you to bear in mind, there is nothing like endorsement, maybe
somebody will say he has been endorsed, there is nothing like that
whatsoever, it is the people there that will choose,” he said.
While inaugurating the committee, the APC Deputy Chairman North,
Senator Lawan Shaibu, said members of the committee were carefully
chosen to do the job because they are credible.
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