Former Vice President, Atiku Slams APC Congress In Ondo State, Says It Negates Democratic Norms

Atiku  Abubakar, Former President Of Nigeria.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and a former old Ondo State Governor, Evangelist Bamidele Olumilua, yesterday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) should reconsider its decision to uphold the Ondo State governorship primary election.

Atiku, in a statement by his media office, said the party’s decision to jettison the recommendation of the Appeals Committee to cancel the election and conduct a fresh one was a negation of good democratic practice.

He said it was wrong for the National Working Committee (NWC) to disregard the recommendation of the panel, which found that the reasonable ground for the cancellation of the primary and the conduct of a fresh one.

Atiku urged the party leadership to always be guided by respect for the rules, fairness, equity, neutrality and democratic consensus.

Former Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in a statement, called for the resignation of National Chairman Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, who he accused of committing fraud in the Ondo APC governorship primary.

Atiku said it was imperative for the national leadership to live by the rules of internal democracy and respect for democratic consensus. “You cannot break your own rules without creating problems,” the former Vice President said.