The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state, Mr. Anselm Ojezua, on Sunday in Benin City, Edo state capital, said that as a party promoting change in all ramifications, it cannot afford to compromise due process.

He said the party was awaiting the National secretariat which will issue guidelines that will help it conduct a free, fair and credible primary election to produce a candidate that will succeed Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in November.

“This party professes change and it is change in all ramifications. I believe everybody now know that change has taken a new turn in Nigeria. All those things that tend to pollute the political environment we should avoid them by ensuring that due process is not compromised” Ojezua said.

Ojezua was speaking when General Charles Airhiavbere (rtd), the frontline APC gubernatorial aspirant met the State Exco of the party as part of further consultations on his desire to succeed Governor Adams Oshiomhole.

He said, “I believe it is after the National working Committee fashion out the guidelines that we will be able to pick the party candidate of choice to take over from Comrade Governor Oshiomhole in November”.

General Airhiavbere, as a traditional man earlier presented a bowl of kolanuts to the party Exco with the state secretary, Chief Osaro praying in Edo language for God to grant the prayer request of the aspirant.

Thereafter, Airhiavbere said he was in the state Secretariat of the party to present himself as a credible successor to the Comrade Governor, whose track record of success in the last seven years is worthy of commendation.

He said Edo as a state should be happy that the state is an APC state since the government at the centre in Abuja, is also APC, adding that he believes Governor Oshiomhole has done well by his score card and also erected a structure for the APC to continuously win elections in the state.