Armed thugs Satrday invaded Lushville Hotel and Suites, Gapiona Avenue, Benin, the collation centre of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the governorship direct primary election.
Many journalists were hurt and their equipment destroyed as the hoodlums attacked those present and interfered with the collation process.
Dr. Stanley Ughoajah, the State Collation Officer, claims that the collation officers were on break during the invasion.
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Prior to the invasion, Dennis Idahosa, the representative of the Ovia constituency in the Edo South Senatorial District, was being led by Senator Monday Okpekholo of Edo Central.
Idahosa is believed to have the support of Senator Adams Oshiomhole, the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress.
Okpekholo was leading in eight of the 18 local government areas polled so far in the primary election.
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