The National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has denied claims that it endorsed the second term ambition of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State.
The party’s spokesperson, Lanre-Isa Onilu said this in a statement he issued this evening to debunk claims by the “Unity Mandate Agenda” alleging that Akeredolu has been “endorsed” for a second term by the party’s national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole and the APC NWC.
The statement reads:
“This is indeed a grievous falsehood intended to create disaffection among our members.
“The APC is not in the business of endorsing aspirants. As a progressive party, our ultimate guiding principle is strict adherence to the tenets of participatory democracy.
“Our members in Ondo State and elsewhere should ignore this unfounded report. As we move close to governorship primaries in both Edo and Ondo States, it should be expected that mischief makers would do their worst to impugn on the process. As always, they would fail in this current campaign
“Our responsibility as the National Working Committee is to provide level playing ground for every eligible aspirant to contest for the ticket.
“The Party’s schedule of activities for the Edo and Ondo Governorship elections have been released.
“Our focus now is to ensure proper screening of aspirants, due diligence and conduct free, transparent and credible primaries to elect the Party’s candidates for both elections.
“Our members should continue to count on us to provide responsible leadership and act strictly by the rules at all times.”