Nigeria, July 24 -- A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Olusola Oke, says the crisis rocking the party over the primaries in the state will not affect the votes for President Bola Tinunu in next year's presidential election.

Mr Oke said this during an interview with Arise TV on Thursday.

APC, the ruling party in the state, is currently embroiled in hostilities over the outcome of its primaries, especially the overruling of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa by the National Working Committee (NWC) on National Assembly candidates.

The NWC overruled the state on the emergence of candidates for the National Assembly, resulting in protests by party members.

Most of the candidates affected were those loyal to the state ...