Ogun primaries: APC pacifies Amosun, offers gov three senatorial slots

To end the lingering post-primary elections crisis rocking Ogun State, the All Progressives Congress has taken steps to pacify Governor Ibikunle Amosun, Saturday PUNCH has learnt.

To this end, the party has given the governor three senatorial slots and the right to bring in one member for the House of Representatives.

Subsequently, the governor’s name and two others have been submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commisison as the party’s senatorial candidates in the 2019 election.

Saturday PUNCH investigation further revealed that the name of the former deputy governor of the state, Mr. Segun Adesegun, earlier submitted to INEC had been substituted with that of Senator Lekan Mustapha.

The PUNCH, October 27, 2018

 

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