Governor Hope Uzodinma, the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Edo State Governorship Primary Election, has stated that his panel will work hard to ensure that the party selects a marketable candidate for the September governorship elections.
Uzodinma, the governor of Imo State, stated this in his acceptance speech during the inauguration of the Primary Election and Appeal Committees at the APC national secretariat in Abuja yesterday.
According to the chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum, the committees will go to whatever length to justify the party leadership’s faith in them.
He said,
“Our party is a fantastic brand, very popular, and a good product. It behooves members of our committee to work in harmony with the local leadership of the party in Edo State to bring up a product that will look like our party and is easily marketable in Edo State.
“To the glory of God, we will do our best. We want to thank you and members of our party and urge you to also pray for us to God Almighty to give us the wherewithal to carry out this assignment.”
While performing the inauguration, the APC National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje reminded the election panel that whatever they do, the aspirants are free to appeal, hence they must be fair to all.
He said:
“It is a tradition for us to always constitute a body that will undertake an assignment so that at the end of it we get good results.
“I will like to inform you that the composition of the two committees is a product of the National Working Committee NWC in accordance with the constitution of our party.
“Whatever you do, the contestants are free to appeal. That is why we have an appeals committee which is like the Supreme Court,” he said.