National Telescope national telescope newspaper
Olatunde Oluwasola
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo state has announced a slight adjustment in the schedule of its primary for all chairmanship and councilorship aspirants who have been cleared to participate in the exercise by the screening committees set up by the party.
This was made known in a statement issued today, Wednesday 23rd August, 2023 in Ibadan by the party publicity secretary, Olawale Sadare to the journalists.
He said, “The schedule of the party primary will now be split into two, and we have picked this Friday to conduct the exercise in all the Wards and LGAs in both Oyo Central and Oyo North Senatorial districts while the turn of the 99 Wards and nine local government councils in Oyo South will be Monday next week.”
According to him, the party primary became necessary as a result of multiple expressions of interest on the part of party faithful who desire to fly the flag of Oyo APC in the local government council election which has been slated for April next year by the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC).
Olawale Sadare said, “Oyo APC primaries earlier scheduled for this Thursday will now hold on Friday (August 25) and Monday (August 28), as occasion demanded that we leave no stone unturned to ensure a free, fair and credible exercise.
“Reports submitted by the screening committees established that we have competent aspirants in all the 351 Wards and 33 LGAs as this indicates that APC remains the most popular party in the state.
“As earlier announced, we are adopting the Direct Primary option to accommodate all registered party members in the decision to field candidates and there shall be no compromise.
“On the day of the primary, delegates are expected to gather at the designated venue in each Ward and undertake the accreditation process which shall be followed by the headcount of delegates found on the queue behind each aspirant or their recognized agent, while the aspirant with the simple majority would be declared the winner by the relevant official deployed for the exercise by the party,” the statement concluded.”
