The All Progressives Congress (APC) has changed the date for its rescheduled governorship primary in Ekiti State to Saturday May 12.
The party had on Tuesday rescheduled the botched primary for Friday May 11.
But a statement on Thursday by the party’s publicity secretary, Alhaji Bolaji Abdullahi, said the primary will now commence at 8a.m on Saturday.
He said the new schedule was made after consultation between the APC National Working Committee (NWC), aspirants and other parties involved.
He, however, did not give details on how the new primary will be conducted. Leaders of the party in the South-west had on Tuesday called for a direct primary.
The first primary conducted on May 5 was disrupted by agents of some aspirants.
After reviewing the report of the election committee, the party cancelled the first primary and banned the agents of aspirants identified to have disrupted the process from further participating in the primary in whatever capacity.
It, however, said all the aspirants will be allowed to participate in the rescheduled primary, to give a level-playing ground due to the time limit, while stating that necessary action will be taken after the primary against those found to have committed infractions.
The agents disqualified are Ayodeji Omowaye, Rotimi Faleye, Kayode Afolabi, Oladele Ademola Samuel, Oyetunde Ojo, Akintade Olayisade and Temitope Adewumi.
Other resolutions made by the party on the issue are that all the agents will wear tags that bear the names of the aspirants they represent.
Agents will no longer come in with their mobile phones, and aspirants will not be allowed to move around during the premises.
Until the party\’s latest decision, there had been uncertainty over the rescheduled primary as aspirants demanded shift in date.
They had demanded that the party\’s leadership shifts the date from Friday to Sunday.
One of the aspirants, Ajayi Olowo, had disclosed this to newsmen after a meeting they held with the APC National Working Committee.
He said: ”We requested that the party shifts the date till Sunday because we have been here (in Abuja) for two days now; we need to go back and prepare.\”
