By Dayo Johnson, Akure
The Asiwaju Mandate Group (AMG) in Ondo State has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee’s (NWC) reversal of several Senate and House of Representatives primary election results saved the party from what it described as an “electoral precipice.”
Speaking in Akure, the Director-General of the group, Olumuyiwa Asagunla, alleged that the primaries exposed “deep fractures” within the party and were reduced to a “theatre of manipulation and administrative high-handedness orchestrated from the highest seat of power in Alagbaka.”
“Instead of fostering internal democracy, the processes were weaponised to settle personal scores, sideline original party owners, loyal party stalwarts, and forcefully plant political neophytes. Despite all, we are happy that truth prevailed,” Asagunla said.
He accused Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of displaying what he described as “short political memory,” arguing that the party structure stood by him during his impeachment ordeal as deputy governor and later gave him full support to secure the governorship.
