Afrigather Lauretta Onochie, the previous chairman of the Niger Delta Improvement Fee, has stated that she is embarrassed by the conduct of the just-concluded All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship major election in Edo State.
Onochie lamented that some unwholesome males have hijacked the APC and now dictate who runs the celebration.
The first election performed to elect APC’s governorship candidate within the forthcoming election produced three totally different candidates.
Chairman of the first election committee, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, declared Dennis Idahosa winner of the train whereas the Returning Officer for the first, Stanley Ugboaja, declared Senator Monday Okpebholo because the APC candidate.
The disaster deepened on Sunday as Anamero Dekeri turned the third aspirant to assert victory in Saturday’s governorship major.
One Ojo Babatunde who stated he was appearing on behalf of all of the native authorities returning officers, stated that Dekeri polled 25,384 votes to win the competition.
Nevertheless, posting on X, Onochie wrote: “APC have to be totally different. I’m so ashamed, embarrassed and scandalised by the disgraceful conduct of our APC within the Edo State Main, the place 4 Candidates have now emerged.
“We’re Progressives, for heaven’s sake! That is what occurs when just a few unwholesome males hijack a political celebration and dictate who ought to run, taking that function from the folks.
“Why is APC bent on protecting the South South a PDP territory? Every time we’ve a chance to subject a profitable candidate, PDP brokers in APC be sure that APC fields an inferior candidate who doesn’t stand an opportunity of profitable the PDP candidate. It occurred in Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Akwa Ibom.
“@OfficialAPCNg should get better our celebration from merchants and work with core progressives within the area to present Nigerians on the whole and South South specifically, a good different to the tousled PDP.
“In the meanwhile, I have a look at the 2 political events and APC is trying extra like PDP than a Progressive political celebration.
“In conclusion, I imagine that the present scenario the place girls are excluded from management in APC, does the celebration no good. A scenario the place the Nationwide girl chief and state girl leaders are nominated by males, ensures that girls usually are not adequately represented within the celebration. You’ll be able to’t clap with one hand.”
