Ondo guber: APC announces time-table

Ahead the 2016 governorship election in Ondo state, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has come up with its time-table and schedule of activities.

Senator Osita Izunaso, declared the time-table on Sunday in Abuja in a statement made available by Mr Edegbe Odemwingie, APC assistant director, publicity, disclosing that the release was in line with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) guidelines and Party guidelines.

The time-table and schedule of activities states that sale of forms will commence at the APC National Secretariat from Tuesday, July 19 and last till Friday, August 5, at the cost of N5 million while intending aspirants are expected to pay N500, 000 to pick expression of interest forms. It added that women aspirants would pick the forms free of charge.

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According to the statement, the last day for submission of completed forms is Monday, August 8 at the APC National Secretariat and the screening of aspirants will be conducted in Abuja from August 9 to 12, while the primary election will hold on Saturday, August 27.

The election appeal, it said, “will hold from Monday, August 29 to Thursday, September 1.”

However, an earlier report by Ripples Nigeria noted that chieftains of the APC, may have already settled for Senator Ajayi Boroffice as their party’s candidate.

While feelers from the state indicate that there are just two frontline candidates out of the over 30 aspirants for the APC ticket, who are Rotimi Akeredolu, a former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) and one time Attorney General of the state, and Boroffice, a two term Senator, and current Senator representing Ondo North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, sources close to Ripples Nigeria, say the party hierarchy may have settled for Senator Boroffice, a professor of Zoology.

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