Ondo APC Postpones Primary Again

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Ondo APC

By Dipo Olowookere

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has again rescheduled its primary, where flag bearer of the part for the governorship election taking place in the state this year is expected to be elected.

Secretary of the party in Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Raman, disclosed that the exercise was postponed in order for them to prepare well for a hitch-free primary.

Mr Raman said the primary will now hold on Saturday, September 3, 2016.

He explained that the postponement would give room for more logistics to be put in place for a free and fair exercise.

The party chieftain revealed that the primary was pushed further to a later date in compliance with the directive from the National secretariat of the party in Abuja.

Mr Raman regretted any inconvenience the postponement might have caused delegates and party loyalists.

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