Concerns have been raised by leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State regarding an alleged scheme by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to manipulate the party primary set for April 20th.
News About Nigeria reports that these APC faithfuls are united under the banner of Ondo Vanguards for Good Governance.
They accuse Governor Aiyedatiwa of orchestrating the production of fake party membership registers and cards ahead of the primary.
According to Evangelist Tade Ojo, the coordinator of the group, fake APC membership slips have already been printed and are being distributed to individuals who are not genuine party members.
Speaking in Akure, Ojo said the governor’s supporters are resorting to tactics aimed at either rigging or discrediting the primary election due to the fear of impending defeat.
The group has called upon the national leadership of the APC and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene and prevent Governor Aiyedatiwa and his allies from disrupting the primary election process in Ondo State.
Meanwhile, the spokesman for the Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organization Foot Soldiers (LACO-FS), Kayode Fasua has dismissed the allegations as baseless, attributing them to anonymous individuals backed by anxious aspirants.
Fasua said the primary election is an internal affair of the APC and assured that all aspirants, including the governor, are treated equally in terms of campaigning and the electoral process.
“Again, the allegation of the governor unleashing terror or destroying billboards is trite and unappealing to the public, because the Police have never for once heard of such complaint, much less arrest anyone. They should go drink some water and sleep for their enviously frayed nerves. Hardworking Governor Aiyedatiwa has overtaken them,” he said.
