2015 Elections: Group protests alleged imposition of APC senatorial candidate

Abuja - A group under the aegis of Delta Coalition
for Change (DCC) on Monday led a protest march to
the national secretariat of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), citing imposition of a candidate.
The DCC, which attempted to shut down activities at
the secretariat on Tuesday, accused the party
National Chairman, Chief John Oyegun, of imposing
Prince Yemi Emiko, as senatorial candidate of the
party for Delta South senatorial district.
Led by Mr Young Piero, the youths sang songs in
protest against what they called "the injustice
against the will of the people.''
Piero told journalists in an interview that Mr
Temisan Omatseye was declared winner among
three aspirants that contested the senatorial primary
but was shocked when they were told that Prince
Yemi Emiko had emerged as candidate.
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He said "three candidates contested the Delta South
Senatorial primary and Bar. Temisan Omatseye
emerged winner but to our amazement, Yemi Emiko
who came far second is being brandished as the
candidate.''
In a protest letter signed by Sen. Felix Okposo and
Dr Alex Ideh among other signatories and
addressed to the APC National Chairman, the Delta
State Elders Committee described the alleged
imposition of Prince Yemi Emiko as an ugly sign.
The elders believed it would damage the reputation
of the party and possibly lead to chaos.
The letter read: ''We the under-signed leaders shown
below witnessed the primary and seriously frown at
the imposition of Prince Yemi Emiko who did not win
the primary as our candidate for Delta South
Senatorial district.
"The people of Delta South senatorial district have
spoken by their vote and therefore the sanctity of the
result of the votes must be respected.''
The elders urged the party's National Working
Committee (NWC) to declare Omatseye as the
rightful winner to avoid what it called ''any
unpleasant consequences'' to the party performance
in Delta.
In a telephone interview with newsmen, Oyegun said
the protest was belated as names of final candidates
that would contest the 2015 elections had been
forwarded to appropriate organs.
He said the party had submitted full list of
candidates for elective offices to INEC and the NWC
had also submitted its report on primary election
petitions.

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