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Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has promised that every APC aspirant who participated in the party’s LGA primaries but did not succeed will receive a refund for the money spent on buying the forms.
The governor affirmed that the date for the LG elections is non-negotiable and emphasized that September 21, 2024, is still set in stone.
A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistance to the Governor on Electronic and Creative Media, Ambrose Nwaogwugwu, disclosed that Uzodinma gave the assurance after attending Sunday Mass at the Government House Chapel in Owerri.
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The governor made it clear that only the funds spent on purchasing forms from the party will be refunded, excluding expenses made without receipts, such as those spent on consultations.
“All the people that applied as aspirants to run for either councillorship or chairmanship in the local government election who are not successful, your moneys will be refunded tomorrow (Monday).
“The ones we will not refund is the one you gave without receipts (for consultations),” the governor stated.
He urged the aspirants to remain steadfast and objective, and consider the greater good of the party and the state above individual interests.
Uzodinma also pleaded with leaders whose expectations may have been disappointed to bear with the party and make sacrifices for the sake of the party in particular and the state in general.
Uzodinma reassured the public that the election will proceed as scheduled by the Imo State Electoral Commission (ISIEC) on September 21, 2024.
In another news, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has on Saturday given a vehement warning against any attempt to try to rig or tamper with next week’s governorship election in Edo State.
Atiku has also warned that Edo is not Lagos where, according to him, the gubernatorial election can be rigged by the All Progressives Congress, APC.
He spoke in Ekemwan area of Edo State during the grant finale of the PDP’s governorship campaign rally.
