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APC ready for presidential primary: Akeredolu

Mr Akeredolu is the chairman subcommittee on security and compliance for the APC special convention and presidential primary election.

• June 4, 2022
Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and APC logo
Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and APC logo

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has assured that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will have a hitch-free presidential primary election on Monday.

“We have already started work on the venue, on security and everything. So, We are ready. I think we are good to go,” Mr Akeredolu said in a statement by his media aide, Richard Olatunde, on Saturday in Akure.

The governor said the APC, a disciplined political party with disciplined members, would have a hitch-free primary.

“This is not our first time using this Eagle Square; we have knowledge of the venue already.

“We are going to have a hitch-free primary. We are a disciplined party and our members will show discipline here on the d-day.” he said.

Mr Akeredolu is the chairman subcommittee on security and compliance for the APC special convention and presidential primary election.

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