A non-profit organisation, Uhnonma Foundation, has appealed to the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to release the certificate of return to Senator Monday Okpebholo, the alleged winner of the party’s primary election held last Saturday.
The foundation claimed that the senator was the authentic winner of the governorship primary held in Benin City last Saturday.
Ahead of the governorship election slated for September 21, 2024, the APC held the primary election on Saturday, February 17, 2024, and announced two winners.
The chairman of the Edo State Governorship Primary Committee, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State had announced Hon Dennis Idahosa as winner while the returning officer, Dr Stanley Ugboajah declared Okpebholo as the party’s candidate.
Addressing newsmen in Benin yesterday, the director-general of the foundation, Dr Maryam Jibbrin, said there was no controversy as to who won the primary, insisting that Okpebholo is the authentic winner.
“We want to use this opportunity to appeal to the National Working Committee of our great party to release the certificate of return to the authentic winner, which is Senator Monday Okpebholo,” she added.
Jibbrin, while thanking the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC led by Abdullahi Ganduje, appealed to other aspirants to cooperate with Senator Okpebholo so that the party would come out victorious in the September 21st governorship election.
She added: “We want to appeal to other aspirants to come back as one family so that they can work together and reclaim Edo State from the hardship that we find ourselves in this present government, so that Edo State can come back to its home which is originally APC.”
