APC Faces Accusations Of Primary Election Tampering By Buhari’s Former Aide

APC Faces Accusations Of Primary Election Tampering By Buhari’s Former Aide

On Monday, Okoi Obono-Obla, a former aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of manipulating the 2023 national and state assembly primary elections to favor defectors from other parties. In a statement, Obono-Obla called for midterm elections to reform APC leadership in Cross River State, asserting that only the governorship primary was conducted fairly through a consensus process……CONTINUE READING 

He alleged that all other elective positions, including national and state assemblies, were unfairly allocated to defectors. Obono-Obla urged the party to hold midterm congresses at the state, local government, and ward levels to address these issues, citing deep divisions within the party resulting from the 2021 defections from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Obono-Obla also criticized the current APC leadership in Cross River State for being exclusive and undemocratic, claiming that the executive committees are dominated by PDP defectors. He called for a more inclusive leadership approach.

In response, APC State Chairman Barrister Alphonsus Ogar Eba dismissed Obono-Obla’s allegations, accusing him of attempting to divide the party and attributing his frustration to the failure to secure federal and state appointments for himself and his associates.