Alhaji Shuiabu Abubakar-Audu, son of late Kogi governor, has rejected the outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary which produced Usman Ododo as the party flagbearer for the Nov. 11 governorship election.
Abubakar-Audu, who was an aspirant in last Friday’s APC primary in Kogi, described the primary as a highly compromised and fraudulent process characterized by unprecedented irregularities.
He urged President Muhammadu Buhari, the President-Elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu and the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Abubakar Adamu to intervene in the matter.
”My supporters and I are determined to ensure that justice is done, and this, we shall pursue to logical conclusion through the Primary Election Appeal Committee.
“The primary election of Friday, did not hold in most ward centres as officials and material were not available.
“We shall not hesitate, if need be, to challenge the process in the court of law, as it is an established fact that when and if a party violates its own rules, its actions becomes a nullity.
“This is because, we reject the just concluded APC primaries election result,” he said.
In a swift reaction, state APC Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Bello, said that Abubakar-Audu’s claims were frivolous.
“This is because, primary election was conducted across the 239 wards of the state on Friday.
“The results of the election across the state speak for themselves in which Alhaji Ahmed Usman-Ododo emerged as winner. (NAN)
