Leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi East Senatorial District have defended the outcome of the party’s senatorial primary election, insisting that the exercise was free, fair and credible.
The party leaders also urged the senator representing Kogi East, Jibrin Isah, popularly known as Echocho, and other aggrieved aspirants to accept the outcome in the interest of the party’s unity and stability.
The stakeholders’ position was contained in a statement signed by Abubakar Rajab on behalf of leaders and stakeholders of the APC in Kogi East Senatorial District and presented during a press conference on Tuesday.
This followed the growing controversy over last Monday’s APC senatorial primary after Mr Isah openly rejected the process, alleged widespread irregularities and threatened to challenge the state governor, Usman Ododo politically following his defeat.
At the primary election conducted across the nine local government areas of Kogi East, Joseph Erico, widely believed to be the preferred aspirant of former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello, secured a landslide victory with 73,317 votes.
