APC Primaries: Reps member challenges Ekiti result, urges party to enforce electoral act

By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja

A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Kolawole Akinlayo, has urged the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to strictly enforce the provisions of Section 88(1) of the Electoral Act, 2026, in resolving the dispute arising from the party’s primary election for Ekiti North Federal Constituency II.

Akinlayo, who represents Moba/Ilejemeje/Ido Osi Federal Constituency, made the call while addressing journalists in Abuja after submitting a petition to the APC National Chairman and the party’s National Assembly Appeal Committee challenging the outcome of the May 16 primary election.

The lawmaker alleged that the aspirant declared winner of the primary, Mr. Kunle Ibrahim, was not qualified to contest because he allegedly remained a political appointee at the time of the election.

According to him, Ibrahim was serving as a Special Assistant in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and continued to receive his salary until May 2026, after the conduct of the primary election.