June 14, 2026
By John Alechenu
ABUJA — A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and aspirant for the Ekiti North Senatorial District ticket, Senator Ayodele Arise, has criticised the party’s recently conducted senatorial primary in the district, describing the exercise as lacking credibility and raising concerns about internal party democracy.
Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Sunday, Arise expressed dissatisfaction with the outcome of the primary election, which was won by the incumbent senator, Cyril Fasuyi, according to the committee that supervised the exercise.
Arise, who represented Ekiti North in the Senate between 2007 and 2011, said the conduct of the primary highlighted persistent challenges facing internal democracy within political parties.
