APC replaces Uzodimma with Otu as primary election chair

The All Progressives Congress has removed Governor Hope Uzodimma as Chairman of the Elections Committee after the controversy that trailed Saturday’s governorship primary in Edo State.
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His Cross River State counterpart, Bassey Otu, was named as his successor. The development was disclosed in a statement issued, yesterday, by the APC National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, saying that the Cross River State Governor has now been saddled with the responsibility of conducting the rerun, which will be held today.
 
Other members of the Primary Election Committee include former Osun State Deputy Governor, Titilayo Laoye-Tomori; APC’s flag bearer in the Plateau State 2023 governorship election, Nentanwe Goshwe; Umar Musa; Lawan Garba and Rabiu Suleiman, who will serve as the Secretary.
  
The change was made a few hours after four leading aspirants called for Uzodimma’s replacement.

MEANWHILE, the Edo APC Elders Forum has commended the party and President Bola Tinubu for replacing Uzodimma with Otu as Chairman of the APC Primary Election Committee in the state. 
  
In a statement signed by Matthew Omoregie and Stephen Aigbe, Chairman and Secretary General, respectively, the forum decried last weekend’s primaries, which was supervised by the Governor of Imo Governor.
   
While commending the swift intervention of the leadership of the party and the rescheduling of the primary, the elders advised the new chairman, Otu, to remain steadfast to the tenets of true democracy so that his name will remain on the fair side of history.
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