Edo Guber: Uzodimma Was Neither Sacked or Dropped, Says APC

Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja

The All Progressives Congress (APC) had said that the governor of Imo state, Senator Hope Uzodimma was never dropped nor sacked as the Chairman of the Edo state governorship election primary.

The ruling party had  on Wednesday sacked Uzodimma as the chairman of Edo Governorship Primary Election Chairman after the  rancorous primary election conducted last Saturday by Uzodimma saw the emergence of three different aspirants as the winners.

The party had in his place appointed the Governor of Cross River state, Senator  Bassey Otu to oversee the rerun election scheduled for Thursday (yesterday).
However, the National Publicity Secretary, of the party, Felix Morka in a statement issued yesterday said Uzodimma was unavoidably absent, hence its decision to replace him.

Morka 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 Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF), His Excellency, Hope Uzodimma, 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 Uzodimma 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 Rivers 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.”