Shortly after the demise of the campaign coordinator known as Alaba Abbey, who was killed by unknown gunmen at his residence in Supare on Saturday. The flag bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming Ondo governorship election, Governor Lucky Ayiedatiwa sets to receive his certificate of return from the party today, Monday, April 29. ,
The APC Deputy National Organising Secretary, Nze Chidi Duru, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
Days after the conclusion of the governorship primaries of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ondo State, a leading member of the Lucky Aiyedatiwa campaign organisation, Alaba Abbey, was assassinated
The deceased was a ward coordinator for the Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot-Soldiers (LACO-SF). He was the returning officer for the party primary at his Ward 10 in the council.
He said the presentation of the certificate will be held by 4 pm after the weekly meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) at the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja.
Recalls that Governor Aiyedatiwa was declared the winner of the April APC governorship shadow election by the Governor Usman Ododo-led 7-man primary election committee.
However, the result was contested over allegations of irregularities and violence in some polling units.
Consequently, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, the senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Olusola Oke, Folakemi Omogoroye, Olugbenga Edema, Jimi Odimayo, and Wale Akinterinwa filed petitions challenging Aiyedatiwa’s victory.
They also demanded the cancellation of the governorship primary and the conduct of a fresh primary.
The information director of the organization, Kayode Fasua, said the deceased was actively involved in campaigning for the election of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa until his untimely demise