Omeiza Ajayi

The National Working Committee NWC of the All Progressives Congress APC has denied sacking the erstwhile Chairman of its Edo State Governorship Primary Election Committee and Imo state Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma.

According to the party, Uzodinma was unavoidably absent to complete the exercise.

Addressing a press conference Thursday in Abuja, APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said the party did not sack Uzodinma but the Governor was unavoidably absent to complete the primary election.

He said; “The attention of the All Progressives Congress APC has been drawn to reports in sections of the media suggesting that the Governor of Imo State, and Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum PGF, His Excellency, Hope Uzodinma, was sacked or dropped as the Chairman of the Edo Gubernatorial Primary Election Committee, and replaced with the Governor of Cross River State, His Excellency, Bassey Otu.

“We wish to clarify that Governor Uzodinma was neither ‘sacked’ nor ‘dropped’, as has been erroneously reported, but was unavoidably unavailable to lead the completion of the Party’s Edo State Gubernatorial Primary Election Process due to his prior scheduled attendance of, and presentation of a report, to the National Economic Council meeting today February 22, 2024.

“As a result, His Excellency Bassey Otu, Governor of Cross River State, who was the Deputy Chairman of the Committee, graciously accepted to serve as Chairman, and to complete the Edo State Gubernatorial Primary Election Process.”