There is palpable tension right now in Imo state over the alleged disappearance of the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election committee, Ahmed Gulak.
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This was revealed to IGBERE TV by the Imo state APC Publicity Secretary, Onwuasoanya FCC Jones who said Gulak vanished from the hotel room where he was lodged this morning before the kick off of the poll.
“Party members are hereby alerted that the whereabouts of the Chairman of Imo APC Governorship Primary Election Committee, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak is at this moment unknown,” he said in a statement.
“The Chairman of the committee and his members were lodged at the Rockview Hotel, Owerri, the Imo State capital, on their arrival from Abuja, yesterday, while materials for the primary election we’re handed over to the Commissioner of Police for safe keeping.
“This morning, the State Chairman of the Party, Daniel Madueke Nwafor, went to the hotel to ascertain levels of preparation and to get the committee to retrieve the materials and begin the process of conducting the primary, only to realize that the Chairman is no longer in the room, he was lodged in. Most members of the committee are still around and have made it clear that they do not know the whereabouts of the Chairman of the committee.
“The Direct Governorship Primary Election which was supposed to hold yesterday was shifted to today as a result of late arrival of materials and personnel for the conduct of the exercise. Party members are hereby informed that the primary election is yet to commence as a result of this. While urge all Party members to remain calm and await further directives from the Party, we reassure all Imolites that the process of electing our Party’s governorship candidate shall be transparent, free and fair, in line with our Party’s philosophy of Changing from the old order of impunity, corruption and brigandage and progressing to a new order of discipline, transparency and prosperity for all.”
Jones reiterated the commitment of the party “to the belief that the people are the most valuable kingmakers in a democracy and we shall not condone any act that deprived the people of their right to freely select who governs them at any level and at any point in time”.
Meanwhile, the campaign group of Hope Uzodinma, one of the aspirants for the race said, the primary election was conducted yesterday and Uzodinma was declared winner by the committee.
APC Result Sheet
IGBERE TV has also sighted a result sheet signed by the committee chairman declaring Hope Uzodinma as winner o the primary election.
We ‘ll keep an eye on the situation and bring you updates as event unfold.
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