PDP Primaries: Returning officers delay voting in Epe
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries in the Epe division of Lagos State may have been stalled due to the absence of returning officers.
As of 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, other stakeholders, including aspirants, were anxiously waiting for the officials.
Security officials were also around at Salako Hall in Epe constituency I and ODA in Eredo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Epe constituency II, venues of the primaries.
One hundred and forty aspirants are vying for the PDP tickets for the 40 seats in the Lagos State House of Assembly, while 85 are contesting the 24 seats in the House of Representatives.
Also on the ground for the exercise were the two aspirants contesting Lagos House of Assembly, Epe Constituency 1, Alebiosu Adewole and Kenshiro Abiodun.
Okoya Bolaji-Stephen, Wasiu Akingbade-Adesada, and Ayinde Abubakre are the three aspirants contesting for the Epe Constituency II in the Lagos House of Assembly.
Noheem Balogun and Abu Niyas are contestants vying for the Epe Federal House of Representatives ticket.
Also, at the venues were at least 20 PDP delegates who had been cleared to vote at the primaries.
(NAN)
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