THE Ekiti chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked rumours making the rounds in the state that an Abuja federal high court had nullified the primary that produced Biodun Oyebanji its governorship candidate for Saturday’s election.
APC Publicity Secretary in Ekiti State Segun Dipe dismissed the rumours in a statement made available to journalists in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday.
He urged party members and residents of Ekiti “to disregard the rumour and discountenance it as the forlorn wish of some desperate politicians in the state, which cannot come to pass”.
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The Ekiti APC spokesman said the party’s governorship candidate, Biodun Oyebanji, remained the leading candidate in the election.
“The warped rumour is a demarketing gimmick of some desperate opposition who are unmindful of the fact that they are causing further damage to their zero chances at the poll, instead of enhancing it.
“While we do not expect anyone to take such mindless and baseless rumour serious, we, however, owe the public the duty of care and assurance that they should disregard the rumour, which is farthest from the truth.
“Yes, there were some cases filed by some disgruntled elements regarding the governorship primaries we organised in January this year, which saw to the emergence of Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji as the candidate of our party, but none has gone beyond the preliminary stage and all of them have been transferred back to Ekiti for hearing.
“No high court is sitting on any matter regarding our primary in Abuja as at today. Furthermore, every matter relating to the primary has been adjourned till September this year. To the best of our knowledge, none is up for hearing at the moment. The only one perhaps is in the wildest imagination of our detractors, which cannot see the light of day. Our party remains focused on the coming election and sure of untainted victory at the end,” Dipe said.
He urged voters to turn out in large numbers on Saturday to elect the APC candidate as the next governor of Ekiti State.
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