- NWC endorses Appeal Committee report, ratifies primary outcome
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, on Monday presented the Certificate of Return to Ondo State Governor, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, as the party’s candidate in the November 16 governorship election in the State.
This was in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan.
The certificate was presented to the Governor at the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja in the presence of members of the party’s National Working Committee.
Presenting the certificate, Ganduje expressed satisfaction with the primary’s outcome and congratulated the Governor for emerging victorious.
Ganduje said he has been fascinated with the trajectory of Aiyedatiwa from Deputy Governor to Acting Governor and to Governor, adding that he will also remain Governor from February 24, 2025.
The National Chairman stressed that continuity is crucial and with Aiyedatiwa continuing as Governor, Ondo State will witness unprecedented development.
Responding, Aiyedatiwa thanked the party’s national leadership for presiding over a successful electoral process that brought about his emergence as the governorship candidate.
He saluted all the other aspirants who participated in the primary, appreciating them for being a good sport and urging them to join hands with him in uniting the party towards a good outing in the coming election.
In his opening remarks, the Deputy National Chairman, South, of the party, Hon. Emma Enekwu, said the NWC earlier in the day approved the report of the Primary Appeal Committee and subsequently adopted the outcome of the primary.
In his closing remarks, the State Chairman of the APC, Engr. Ade Adetimehin said all efforts will be put in to ensure that the party remains united ahead of the governorship election, adding that Ondo will remain a progressive State.
