Aspirants under the banner of the All Progressives Congress in Ibadan North have rejected the alleged conduct of the party primaries at a venue without an official congress being convened.

This is contained in a communique addressed to the APC national secretariat in Abuja and signed by six out of the 10 aspirants.

The communique, signed by Olaleye Segun (Ward 11), Lapade Idris (Ward 5), Farouk Arisekola (Ward 5), Adekunle Oladeji (Ward 10), Saheed Aderounmu (Ward 8), and Khalil Mustapha (Ward 5), was copied to President Bola Tinubu, the APC national executives, the national working committee, and the delegates congress committee.

Also copied were the state chairman, Olayide Abas, Oyo APC executives, the state working committee, INEC, party members, and all stakeholders in Ibadan North federal constituency.

The signatories raised concern over the absence of a delegates’ congress, which was a constitutional prerequisite for conducting valid primaries.

They cited a breach of party rules and electoral guidelines, describing any outcome from the purported primary as illegal, illegitimate, void, and unacceptable.

The aggrieved aspirants noted that the leadership of APC in Ibadan North also aligned with their rejection, urging the public to disregard any claims from the said primary.

They also called on the APC national working committee to uphold internal democracy by ensuring credible elections.

The aspirants further reaffirmed their loyalty to the party and called for immediate intervention, as well as the conduct of a transparent, inclusive, and constitutionally compliant primary election in Ibadan North.

They called for fairness and transparency in the upcoming constituency by-election process while urging all stakeholders to prioritise internal democracy and justice to restore confidence among party faithful in the federal constituency.

(NAN)