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Edo APC governorship primary to start afresh in all wards

The revised All Progressives Congress governorship primary election in Edo State will start afresh in all the wards in the state.

The Governor of Cross River State, Bassey Otu, who is the Chairman of the Revised APC Edo Gubernatorial Election Committee disclosed this in his remarks to members of the party at the conclusion of a stakeholders meeting in Benin City the Edo State capital.

Some members of the party including the member representing Orhionmwon/Uhunmwode Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Billy Osawaru and one of the three aspirants previously declared winner, Dennis Idahosa had insisted that a stakeholders meeting be held before continuation of the Saturday February 17 primary election which the National Working Committee on Tuesday declared inconclusive.

The NWC of the party had in a statement released last Tuesday disclosed that following deliberations on the report of the Edo primary election held on Saturday, it had resolved that the primary had not been completed and therefore fixed today, Thursday, February 22 for its completion.

Recall that three supposed winners had emerged from the exercise according to results declared by different officials of the party at separate locations on Saturday.

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