Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Emperor Jarrett Tenebe, has mentioned the social gathering will conduct free and honest primaries to pick out candidates for the 2026 native authorities election scheduled for November 2026.
Tenebe said this on the heels of an announcement claiming that the social gathering had ceded its tickets to the 2023 aspirants who paid him a courtesy go to.
The aspirants had pleaded with the social gathering to be given computerized tickets to contest in 2026 having labored for the APC.
Tenebe in assertion dismissed the impression generated by the go to and guaranteed aspirants of free and credible primaries.
He mentioned, “For clarification sake, no ticket has been ceded to anybody however in APC tradition of rewarding members who stood by the social gathering once we have been in opposition, and ensured that APC remained related, the social gathering will reward them for his or her heroic service.
“Going forward, the social gathering notes with concern the flawed understanding of our Structure as regards to the conduct of primaries for the completely different elective places of work, together with on this case, the native authorities council election.
“It’s the accountability of the State Working Committee, not leaders, to display any intending aspirant and conduct primaries in keeping with the Electoral Tips to supply the candidates for the November 2026 Native Authorities Election.
“In step with these elementary social gathering necessities, our members ought to discountenance the falsehood of Abdullahi Abubakar who our examine revealed is a ghost member of APC”.
