The All Progressives Congress aspirants for the Ondo East/Ondo West Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives have accused the party’s state leadership of allegedly plotting to impose a consensus candidate ahead of the primaries.
The four aspirants — Jibayo Adeyeye, Ade Adeniyi, Bola Fisayo and Michael Ajilo — raised the allegation in a communiqué issued after a meeting held on Thursday, warning that such a move would undermine internal democracy.
“We are not part of any consensus arrangements leading to the endorsement of any candidate for our federal constituency,” the aspirants said.
They insisted that they had already secured nomination forms and were prepared for a direct primary.
“We have all obtained the Expression of Interest and Nomination form to contest the forthcoming primary Election of our party,” they stated.
The aspirants also called for a transparent process to determine the party’s flagbearer.
It read, “We are aware of the yearnings and aspirations of our constituents concerning the fielding of credible candidates to represent us at the National Assembly… We have offered ourselves as credible alternatives in the APC.”
They further noted ongoing internal consultations among themselves.
“We are discussing amongst ourselves and will come up with a consensus in due course. We release this communique to reassure our constituents that help and indeed renewed hope is on the way,” it further noted.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
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