Ondo: How Akeredolu Rigged APC Primary – Aspirant

By Chuks Ekpeneru

One of the aspirants who participated in the just concluded Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Primary election, Dr. Nathaniel Adojutelegan has rejected the outcome.

The poll was won by the incumbent governor, Rotimi Akeredolu.

Adojutelegan has subsequently filed a two page petition dated 22nd July, 2020 on Wednesday at the National Secretariat, Abuja.

In the petition, Adojutelegan alleged that the primary election fell short of the party’s constitution and the guidelines, rules and regulations of the APC and the electoral laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Adojutelegan alleged that, “the electoral college of delegates that voted in the governorship primary election was not democratically elected by members of the party from their various wards contrary to the provisions of Article 20 of the Constitution of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“The electoral college of delegates that voted in the governorship primary election was selected during the 2018 Congresses and not democratically elected by members of the party from their various wards contrary to the provisions of Article 20 of the Constitution of the All Progressives Congress (APC).”

The petitioner also refered the appeal committee to a pending suit against the selection of the members of the executive committees at the ward, local government, and state levels. I refer to the pending suit number FHC/AK/CS/lO/l9.

Adojutelegan also complained that “the mode of the primary election adopted was disclosed on Friday, 17 July 2020 few days to the date of governorship primary election contrary to the Guidelines, Rules and Regulations of the APC.

“The delegates list was disclosed to the aspirants on 19 July 2020, few hours to the commencement of the govemorship primary election contrary to the Guidelines. Rules and Regulations of the APC.”

The aspirant further alleged that the voting process was flawed and not in accordance with the Guidelines, Rules and Regulations of the APC.

He alleged that “there were no polling booths. Tables were placed together, and voters were directed to vote at the same time on the same table. Thereby making them vote under duress and enabling them to confirm and verify how they voted in the election.

“The voters were permitted to use their mobile phones to take photographs of the ballot papers enabling them to confirm and verify how they voted in the election.

“The voters openly displayed their ballot papers enabling them to confirm and verify how they voted in the election.

“The voters were assembled closely together in a single line to drop their ballot papers in the ballot boxes enabling them to confirm and verify how they voted in the election.

The petitioner then prayed the appeal committee to declare the 20 July 2020 Ondo State Govemorship Primary election null and void and cancel the result.

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