Prince Aderin Adesida has emerged the All Progressives Congress, APC flag bearer for the Akure South-Akure north federal constituency having won the party’s primary held in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
The election which turned chaotic as hoodlums suspected to be supporters of one of the aspirants stormed the hall where the primary was being conducted and disrupted the process.
OSRC Crew at the venue of the exercise reports that there were sporadic gunshots as police officers tried to scare the suspects away.
Journalists and other officials and unarmed Police officers ran helter-skelter for their lives as police shot teargas to the air and later overpowered the thugs.
In the results announced by the Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Mr Adeyemi Akola,Prince Adesida polled 68 votes to defeat his closest rival Mayokun Alade who had 37 votes.
Another aspirant, Oluwafemi Fadairo scored five votes
INEC officials were on ground to monitor the exercise.