New Questions As APC Sacks Uzodimma From Edo Election Panel

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has bowed to pressure and sacked Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State as the chairman of the Edo State governorship primary election committee.

In his place, the party appointed Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River as the new chairman.

This development was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the APC National Organizing Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu.

The party has named Barrister C.C Udenwa as the chairman of the primary election appeal committee, while Yunusa Mohammed would serve as the secretary of the appeal committee.

Recall that APC announced the primary election held in Edo state on Saturday as inconclusive.

This decision came in the wake of a contentious primary that saw three different candidates being proclaimed as winners, leading to confusion and unrest within the party ranks.

The primary election, marred by disputes, initially had a member of the House of Representatives, Dennis Idahosa, declared the winner by Governor Hope Uzodimma, the chairman of the APC Primary Election Committee, at the Protea Hotel in Benin

In a parallel development, Senator Monday Okpebholo was announced as the victor at another venue following the disruption of the events at the collation centre.

Adding to the complexity, Ojo Babatunde, speaking on behalf of local government returning officers, later proclaimed Anamero Sunday Dekeri, another House of Representatives member, as the winner of the contentious poll.

The conflicting declarations led to unrest, with protests erupting on Monday as disgruntled youths and women converged on the party’s secretariat, forcefully expelling members of the State Working Committee led by Jarret Tenabe.
However, questions as to why the party sacked Uzodimma have been left unanswered by the party.

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