Ohakim withdraws from Imo North APC senatorial primary race

By AZUH AMATUS

The former governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim has withdrawn his candidature from the Imo North Senatorial primaries election of the All Progressives Congress (APC), scheduled for Saturday, May 28 (today).

In a letter addressed to the national chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Adamu and personally signed by him, Ohakim stated that the decision to withdraw from the race was arrived at after due consultations with his family and close associates.

He added that the decision was also taken after a thorough review of events in the last couple of days.

“It is with the highest sense of responsibility that I write to inform you of my withdrawal from the senatorial primaries for Imo North…I wish to assure the leadership of our great party at all levels of my commitment to the success of the party both now and in the future,” read parts of the letter sited by DAYLIGHT Online.