THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has said there would be no automatic ticket for Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, in the November 16, 2024 governorship election.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Felix Morka, has said, even as he stressed the democratic disposition of the ruling party.
Speaking on a television programme on Thursday, January 18, Morka stated: “We have not had that discussion, but we are a democratic party, we are a progressive party; we don’t give anything to people; people have to justify and earn it.
“And it is not to us. They have to justify their suitability, their qualification or criteria, it is to the people of the state who are our members, who would participate in the direct or indirect primary.
“Whatever preference anyone may has, it is all subject to the democratic decision of the party members who will participate in our primaries.
“We don’t give free gifts in APC; we contest and we compete and we win whatever it is we can get, in terms of representation.”
He also refused to pre-empt whether the governorship ticket would be zoned in Ondo or not, saying: “We are yet to engage on zoning. We will explain to the people if and when we do that.”
Aiyedatiwa, the formerly deputy governor, was sworn in as substantive governor on December 27, last year, following the death of the governor, Rotimi Akeredolu.
