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Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has said that the Chairmanship and Councillorship candidates of All the Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 21 Local Government Elections may emerge through consensus.
The Governor said this while addressing aspirants and stakeholders at the party’s Secretariat in Owerri.
Uzodimma said that the decision to opt for consensus candidates was taken to promote unity and cohesion in the party as well as stability of politics in the state.
In his words: “Consensus will be conducted for the 27 chairmanship positions and the 305 ward counsellors.
“The decision became imperative following the high number of interested candidates in the polls.
“The number of aspirants today for counsellorship is over 800, and over 200 for chairmanship.
He congratulated the party on its electoral victory at the Supreme Court, saying that the judgment had paved the way for the smooth conduct of the upcoming council elections.
The governor reminded the party faithful that APC was one family in the state, while urging them to make sacrifices for the victory of the party.
In his remark, the state Chairman of the party, Mr MacDonald Ebere, thanked the governor for his leadership role.
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