Adams Oshiomhole, former national chairman of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), has secured the ticket of the party to contest for
a seat on the senate.
Oshiomhole, who is seeking to represent Edo north, contested
against Francis Alimikhena, lawmaker currently representing the district.
Announcing the result on Saturday, Festus Ebia, returning
officer for the primary, said Oshiomhole polled 309 votes, while Alimikhena got
five votes.
A total of 320 delegates were said to have participated in
the exercise.
Meanwhile, Alimikhena has resigned his membership of APC.
The lawmaker conveyed his resignation from the ruling party
in a letter dated May 27 and addressed to Abdullahi Adamu, APC national
chairman.
The senator said he withdrew from the primary and resigned
from the party because of “injustice”.
“I write to notify
you that I have withdrawn from the primary election as a result of injustice
and also withdrawn my membership from the party, All Progressive Congress
(APC),” he said.
Alimikhena was first elected into the upper legislative
chamber in 2015. He was re-elected in 2019.
In April, Adams Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo,
declared his interest in contesting the senatorial ticket of Edo north.
While declaring his bid at the time, the former governor had
said he would ask Alimikhena to step down for him.
“I will personally
speak to my brother, senator Francis Alimikhena, for two reasons. I want us to
maintain the unity of Afemai land and leaders must lead by example,” Oshiomhole
said at the time.
“He knows the role I played in making him senator and he
will be required to be the director-general of my campaign.”
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