The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Ondo State chapter, has appealed to the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to uphold the outcome of the party’s National Assembly primary elections in the state, while seeking the intervention of President Bola Tinubu over the dispute surrounding the emergence of some candidates.

The appeal was made on Wednesday in Akure by the Chairman of ALGON in Ondo State and Chairman of Akure South Local Government, Gbenga Fasua, during a press conference attended by chairmen of the 18 local government areas of the state.

Fasua said the local government chairmen were not protesting against the party but were making an appeal aimed at preserving the credibility of the APC’s internal democratic process.

According to him, the primary elections conducted between May 16 and 23, 2026, were supervised by duly constituted electoral committees and produced candidates through a transparent and credible process.

He, however, expressed concern over reports that names different from those that emerged from the primaries later surfaced as candidates for some positions.

Fasua stressed that the chairmen were not challenging the authority of the party leadership but were seeking a review based on the results announced during the elections.

The ALGON chairman reaffirmed the chairmen’s loyalty to the APC and urged party members to remain united while awaiting the party’s final decision.

“If the National Working Committee fails to agree with our position, we are not making a protest. We want that to be clear. We are making an appeal to the National Working Committee. We are not making any protest. Whatever the party decision, the party decision is supreme. We abide by the party decision. We are party lovers and we abide by the decision of the party,” he said.

Fasua explained that the local government chairmen had firsthand knowledge of the primary elections because they monitored the process across the state.

“We are not here to make a protest. We are pleading. As chief security officers of these 18 local governments where the elections took place, we were there. We monitored and we had the results that were announced,” he stated.

He added that the intervention was aimed at protecting the credibility of the electoral process and maintaining the confidence of party members who participated in the primaries.

“On behalf of our people that we lead, that is our stand—to make an appeal. What we are trying to do is, based on the election that was conducted here, to uphold the decision of the election conducted here. We stand by both the primary conducted here and the decision which was the outcome. That’s our position,” he added.

The chairmen also addressed a letter to President Bola Tinubu, commending his commitment to democratic values and praising Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, for his leadership in maintaining peace and unity in the state. (Arise News)

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