The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State could not be allowed to continue to serve as chairman of the rescheduled Edo State governorship primary election because of a prior official assignment.

APC had on Wednesday replaced the Imo State governor with his Cross River State counterpart, Bassey Otu, as chairman of the Electoral Panel, to complete the governorship primary election earlier declared inconclusive.

Though no reason was adduced in the notice of the review signed by the APC National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu.

However the party’s spokesperson, Felix Morka, at a press conference on Thursday said Uzodimma was to tender a report to the National Economic Council onThursday,