- NWC endorses Appeal Committee report, ratifies primary outcome
The National Chairman of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, on Monday presented
Certificate of Return to the Governor of Ondo State, Hon Lucky Orimisan
Aiyedatiwa, as the candidate of the APC in the November 16 governorship
election in the State.
The certificate was presented to the
Governor at the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja in the presence of
members of the National Working Committee of the party.
Presenting the certificate, Ganduje
expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the primary and congratulated the
Governor for emerging victorious.
Ganduje said he has been fascinated
with the trajectory of Aiyedatiwa from Deputy Governor to Acting Governor and
to Governor, adding that he will also remain Governor from February 24, 2025.
The National Chairman stressed that
continuity is crucial and with Aiyedatiwa continuing as Governor, Ondo State
will witness unprecedented development.
Responding, Governor Aiyedatiwa
thanked the national leadership of the party for presiding over a successful
electoral process that brought about his emergence as the governorship
candidate.
The Governor saluted all the other
aspirants who participated in the primary, appreciating them for being good
sport and urging them to join hands with him in uniting the party towards a
good outing in the coming election.
In his opening remarks, the Deputy
National Chairman, South, of the party, Hon. Emma Enekwu, said the NWC earlier
in the day approved the report of the Primary Appeal Committee and subsequently
adopted the outcome of the primary.
In his closing remarks, the State
Chairman of the APC,
Engr. Ade Adetimehin, said all efforts
will be put in to ensure that the party remains united ahead of the
governorship election, adding that Ondo will remain a progressive State.
Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan,
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor
of Ondo State.
April 29, 2024.
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