Edo APC leaders differ over ward congress
Members of the All Progressives Congress party in Edo South senatorial district of Edo State, on Wednesday differed over the conduct of Tuesdays ward congress in the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that while some of the aggrieved members of the party have called for the cancellation of ward congress, the leadership of APC has, however, described the call as blackmail.
Reading a prepared statement at a news conference in Benin on Wednesday their leader, Chief Amos Osunbor, said the call for the cancellation became necessary because the conduct did not follow due process.
The aggrieved members, who faulted the process of the conduct of the congress, noted that the exercise was characterised by violence and thuggery.
They alleged that members of the committee mandated to conduct the congress were not on ground to perform their duties while materials for the exercise were not available for the congress.
As if the whole exercise was designed to fail, sponsored violence was observed across the venues in the senatorial district.
Armed thugs in government vehicles were seen unleashing mayhem on defenceless party faithful.
Furthermore, some local government chairmen were seen sponsoring violence in their respective council areas, Osunbor alleged.
The aggrieved members, therefore, demanded that the national leadership of the party should immediately cancel ward congresses.
They also demanded for the immediate dissolution of the state congress committee and the constitution of credible members to form a new committee.
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