There was a significant turnout of party members in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State on Saturday for the ongoing governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress.
The exercise was conducted with the presence of security agencies such as the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, among others, in all the wards across the council.
Although voting materials had not arrived as of 11:32 am in all the 11 political wards in the Local Government, they later arrived, and members began to cast their votes.
The Hope reported that, speaking with journalists, a chieftain of the party, Mr. Olumuyiwa Adu, emphasized the importance of understanding that the governorship primary election is a family affair for party members.
He said, “As one of the chieftains, I must ensure everywhere is calm. We wouldn’t want a situation where just one party will be having rancor.
“And also, it’s the responsibility of leaders to ensure that whenever there is a problem, the situation must be put under control to let the public understand that APC is one family.
“I have said it time without number that he who God does not give the crown cannot have it. So, the only thing we need to do is for us to use our senses to determine who is the best and vote for that person.
“We all share the responsibility; mine is what I am doing as a leader of the party just to ensure they remain calm and wait until electoral officers carry out their function.
“So, we cannot tell them what they should do or not do; we are subjecting and responsible to higher authority.”
