APC postpones Oyo governorship primary to Friday
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Oyo scheduled to hold at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Ibadan on Thursday has been postponed.
The primary was postponed by the APC Primary Committee led by Tokunbo Afikuyomi.
There are six governorship aspirants in the state: Teslim Folarin, Adebayo Adelabu, Niyi Akintola (SAN), Azeez Adeduntan, Akeem Agbaje and Hakeem Alao.
At about 5:00 p.m. all members of Mr Afikuyomi-led committee, state executives, some National Assembly members and aspirants were already at the venue.
The committee members, aspirants, delegates and other supporters present left the venue around 6:00 p.m.
It was later revealed that the primary had been postponed to Friday due to influx of non-delegates into the venue and security reasons.
Mr Afikuyomi had appealed to all party members and supporters who were in the stadium to move out for the committee to accredit delegates.
The committee chairman had also called on the aspirants to speak to their supporters which they did to no avail.
(NAN)
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