APC Replaces Uzodinma with Otu as Edo Gubernatorial Primary Election Committee Chairman

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has made a significant change in its leadership for the Edo State Gubernatorial Primary Election Committee.

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has been replaced by Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State as the committee chairman.

This decision was confirmed in a statement by the APC National Organizing Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu.

The change in leadership comes after a controversial and inconclusive primary election held over the weekend, which saw three different candidates being declared winners.

The initial declaration by Governor Uzodinma, who was the chairman of the APC Primary Election Committee, named a member of the House of Representatives, Dennis Idahosa, as the winner at the Protea Hotel in Benin.

However, a parallel event held at the residence of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu in Benin City saw Senator Monday Okpebholo being announced as the victor.

Adding to the confusion, Ojo Babatunde, speaking on behalf of local government returning officers, declared Anamero Sunday Dekeri, another House of Representatives member, as the winner of the contentious poll.

The conflicting declarations led to unrest, with protests erupting on Monday as disgruntled youths and women converged on the party’s secretariat, forcefully expelling members of the State Working Committee led by Jarret Tenabe.

The appointment of Governor Bassey Otu as the new chairman of the Edo Gubernatorial Primary Election Committee signals a new direction for the APC in the state.

As the political landscape in Nigeria continues to evolve, it remains to be seen how this change in leadership will impact the outcome of the Edo State Gubernatorial Primary Election and the future of the All Progressives Congress in the region.