Primary Election: Supporters Of Rep Aspirant Storm Govt House Osogbo, Tell APC Stakeholders To Announce Winner

By Segun Ojo

Scores of supporters of an aspirant for Osogbo Federal Constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Abosede Ogo-Oluwa, on Sunday stormed Government house , GRA Oke-Fia, Osogbo to agitate against the delay in the announcement of the primary election which was conducted since Friday.

The aggrieved members of the party majority who are women and core supporters Ogo-Oluwa called on the leadership of the party to as a matter of urgency announced Ogo-Oluwa who they said is the winner of the primary election conducted on Friday.

They posited that continue delaying in the announcement of the people’s candidate may lead to the upturn of the election results.

Speaking, Ajadi Olohuntosin from Osogbo local government said they wonder why the committee saddled with the responsibility of conducting the election would delay the announcement of the results, appealing to them to do the needful as the people of the Constituency have waited enough to here the official announcement.

Olohuntosin further explained that from all indications and results released and backed with video clips and pictures of voters lined up for Abosede Ogo-Oluwa during the primary elections as seen and viewed by general public in all designated wards, no doubt that Abosede Ogo-Oluwa remains the winner of the primary election.

He urged the leaders of the party such as Baba Bisi Akande, Engr Sola Akinwumi, Governor Gboyega Oyetola, Prince Gboyega Famodun, Mama Titi-laoye Ponle and other Stakeholders of the party to let people’s votes count by announcing the winner, Abosede Ogo-Oluwa to avoid abracadabra.

Echoing a similar views, Abibat Salaudeen from Olorunda local government said they would resist any attempt by who she described by a rejected aspirant to influence the election results.

Salaudeen said they decided to stage a peaceful protest so as to let the public know that they have heard that one of the contestants has been carrying bags of money around to upturn the results of the primary election which was won.

He urged the wife of the president, Alhaja Aisha Buhari, wife of Osun state Governor, Alhaja Kafayat Oyetola and other to come to their aid.