February 17, (THEWILL) – Suspected political thugs, on Saturday, disrupted the collation of results of the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the governorship election in Edo State.
The primary election collation was ongoing at Lushville Hotel and Suite, in GRA, Benin City, when armed hoodlums swooped on the venue after overpowering the police operatives at the gate.
Several journalists, including an NTA cameraman and FRCN reporter, were manhandled and their equipment was vandalised.
The presence of the State Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adeboye, with the officials of the party at the Centre, did not deter the hoodlums from engaging in the free-for-all.
At the time of the invasion, the collation officers were on break, according to the State Collation Officer, Dr. Stanley Ughoajah.
Senator Monday Okpekholo (Edo Central) was leading the representative of the Ovia constituency in Edo South Senatorial District, Dennis Idahosa in eight of the 18 local government areas so far collated in the primary election before the invasion.
THEWILL earlier reported that a former National Chairman of the Party, Adams Oshiomhole, is backing Idahosa.
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