A Federal High Court in Benin City, Edo State on Monday granted an order restraining the All Progressives Congress and its national chairman from conducting any primary election in Edo State ahead of the state governorship election in September, pending the determination of the suit on June 11, 2020.

The two major APC factions in the state have been holding disparate stands over the mode of primary, although the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has since declared its readiness to align with the NWC.

Some stakeholders, however, expressed worries over INEC’s haste in taking sides without due consideration for the legal and other internal disputes within the APC, particularly the purported suspension of National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole.

The confusion over the mode of the primary was made worse by the intractable supremacy battle between the incumbent, Godwin Obaseki, and Oshiomhole. It has been gathered that the party might convene an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting with a view to resolving the stalemate.

It remains to be seen how the how much influence the APC chieftains at the national level could have on this lingering crisis.

Further details as they emerge…