Ekiti APC Guber Primary Turns Violent As Protesters Halt Voting

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The voting exercise in the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Ekiti was disrupted today by some protesters at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, Ado-Ekiti, venue of the exercise.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports  that the protesters had alleged that attempts were being made by some party officials to compromise the process.

The protest, which turned violent, led  to  party officials, aspirants and their followers as well as journalists  to run for safety as gunshots were heard in and around the stadium.

One of the protesters and  Director General of  the Babafemi Ojudu Campaign Organisation, Chief Ranti Adebisi, alleged that  the election was being compromised. It was later postponed when the situation went out of control.