Ogun Party Leaders Deny Alleged Violence, Intimidation During APC Primaries

Added: 2026-05-19

[00:00:00]In the southwest, leaders of the All Progressives Congress in August state have denied allegations of violence and intimidation during the party's senatorial primaries, describing the claims as a figment of imagination of those spreading the rumors. Governor Dwabodu made this known after participating in the APC senatorial primary atu eenna local government area.

[00:00:23]Senior reporter Kazimo has more.

[00:00:26]The exercise likely served as an affirmation in most of the political ws visited across the three senatorial districts of the state in east APC members turned out in large numbers at query war 3 in a kennel local government area. Governor Dwabi and his wife Abiodo joined orders to take part in the exercise. The governor described the process as peaceful and orderly noting that there was no violence as claimed by some people. The denier came in response to allegations by some supporters of former governor Binga Daniel who boycotted the exercise citing insecurity intimidation and the use of violence as reasons for staying away.

[00:01:01]>> Can see it's peaceful it's fair transparent so I would like to debunk that because they say when somebody alleges and you don't debunk it begins to appear as if that is the truth. In a west, the APC consensus governorship candidate in the state Sulomon Adola participated in the party senatorial primary at W one in Laroa South local government area. The lawmaker joined thousands of APC members who turned out for the exercise which proceeded as an affirmation after one of the candidates was unanimously endorsed by the members >> here today. As you see that the primary is been done and everybody is here and they have taken their time to choose who they want to be the standard flag bearer of the party come January 16, 2027 and it's clear as far as ward one is concerned and that's why after the exercise the vote was counted and we had about 3,150 >> also speaking the senatorial aspirant and former member of the house of representatives Jim Ojub will partic participated in the exercise at Igbesa Ada local government area confirmed that there was no violence or crisis reported across the five local governments in the senatorial district. The election was free and fair in my word and all the from information I gathered from other local government and from other words the election was free and fair. No crowd no crisis nothing else and everything was very smoothly >> in central incub senator Shahib Sal is joined by the people of the area to participate in the exercise at oki world in OA local government area. Only thing I have is gratitude to God and profound appreciation to them for the honor they have come to me and I've not taken this for granted. Although the exercise likely appear to be an affirmation, the formal announcement of results will take place at the senatorial district collision centers and at the party secretariat in autoutm.

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