APC suspends Imo gov primary indefinitely

Anslem Okoro
Anslem Okoro
APC Convention

The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress has postponed the Party’s Senate Primaries in the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to Wednesday, October 3, 2018.

It has also suspended the Imo State governorship primaries indefinitely. No reason was given for the action. However, some members of the Imo governorship primaries committee members, without its chairman, has gone ahead to declare Uche Nwosu, Gov. Rochas Okorocha’s in-law winner.

Uche Nwosu, one of APC governorship aspirants
Uche Nwosu, one of APC governorship aspirants
A letter purportedly issued by Imo Governorship primaries
A letter purportedly issued by Imo Governorship primaries

The statement was signed by the party’s acting National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, in Abuja, on Tuesday.

The party also said it had not cleared the former Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, to contest the Party’s Jigawa South Senatorial District Primaries. It said Suleiman Abba’s name was erroneously included in the list of NWC-cleared aspirants.

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