Osun: Postponed APC Primary Now Holds Friday July 20, Party Explained Reasons For Postponement

Sequel to late arrival of election materials, the All Progressives Congress in Osun State has announced the postponement of the primary election initially scheduled for tomorrow, July 19.

It will now hold on Friday, July 20.
A statement issued and signed by the Director of Publicity, Research and Strategy of the party in the state, Barrister Kunle Oyatomi, said the postponement was due to unforseeen development.

According to him, “due to unforseen development, the All Progressives Congress in the state of Osun has announced the postponement of the primary to choose its gubernatorial flagbearer for September 22 election that was supposed to hold tomorrow, July 19, 2018.

The party, he said, regretted the development.

But in another statement later on Wednesday night, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said the Osun Congress Committee headed by Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari, would meet with the stakeholders of the party on Thursday and that the primaries had been moved to Friday.

The postponement according to the statement was necessary to allow the party organise a free, fair and acceptance primary.

Abdullahi said:”The All Progressives Congress (APC) Primaries to elect the Party’s candidate for the forthcoming Osun State Governorship election has been postponed from Thursday 19th July, 2018 to Friday 20th July, 2018.

“However, a meeting between the Primary Election Committee chaired by H.E. Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari, Governor of Zamafara State, and stakeholders will hold at the Osun State capital, Oshogbo on Thursday”.

The election will be done by direct primaries which will involve all bonafide APC members in the state.