There was mild drama at the headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday when Anamero Sunday Dekeri, one of the aspirants claiming victory for the APC governorship primary election in Edo state, stormed the secretariat to demand for Certificate of Return from the Abdullahi Umar Ganduje-led National Working Committee (NWC).
Insisting to have emerged victorious after the February 17 shadow primary election, the governorship hopeful arrived Buhari House in Abuja around 1:10 pm to officially present a letter requesting the NWC, through the National Chairman, to, immediately, issue him with the certificate.
On arrival at the secretariat, Dekeri, dressed in white kaftan, went straight to the office of the National Chairman and presented the one-page letter request and left in an dramatic circumstance that lasted less than 10 minutes.
A source close to the member of the House of Representatives for Etsako Federal Constituency told newsmen that the one-page letter henpersonally signed, requested that the party’s highest administrative organ, the NWC should issue him with the certificate of returns, having polled the highest votes in the election.
Dekeri is one the aspirants claiming to have won the Saturday APC primary by the local government returning officers for the 2024 Edo State APC governorship primary election.
Spokesman of the local government returning officers, Mr Ojo Babatunde, who announced the result on Saturday night said Dekeri polled a total number of 25,384 to defeat his closest rival Dennis Idahosa who scored 14,127 votes.
