SAN FRANCISCO, July 19, (THEWILL) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) is holding its primary election to produce a candidate for the governorship election in Osun State.
The primary began on Friday morning with the distribution of sensitive materials to officials amid tight security at the APC secretariat in Osogbo, the state capital.
A total of 17 aspirants are participating in the exercise taking place in the 332 wards across all the local government areas of the state.
Some of the aspirants are the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuff; Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly, Dr Najeem Salam; Senator Babajide Omoworare; Secretary to Osun State Government, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti; Chief of Staff to Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola; Ezekiel Oyemomi; Saka Layonu (SAN); Abdulgafar Amere and Kunle Adegoke (K.Rad) and others.
However, unconfirmed reports say Senator Omoworare, Adeoti, as well as the Chairman of Local Government Service Commission, Peter Babalola, have pulled out of the exercise.
APC national leadership had constituted an electoral committee chaired by Zamfara State Governor, Abdul’Aziz Yari, with a charge to conduct a free and fair primary that would be accepted by party members in the state.
