Tension appears to be brewing in some towns in Osun State as aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have accused Governor Rauf Aregbesola of upturning some of the results of the party’s primaries.

A source close to the party told CEOAFRICA  correspondent on Thursday that the governor had allegedly rejected the results of some areas where his favourites did not win.

The source said some popular aspirants, who enjoyed the support of the governor, won but some of them, who had been accused of lacking grassroots support, were defeated at the modified primaries conducted to elect APC candidates.

Another prominent leader of the party, who pleaded not to be named, told our correspondent on Thursday that while incumbent Senator, representing Osun Central Senatorial District at the Senate, Prof. Sola Adeyeye, won the ticket to go back to the Senate for the second term.

He said a former state Governor, Isiaka Adeleke, won in Osun West Senatorial District by defeating Senator Husain Mustapha while Alhaji Sola Lawal, who is the Publicity Secretary of the APC in Ogun State, defeated Senator Jide Omoworare in Ife/Ijesa Senatorial District.

Lawal was said to have polled 17 votes  against three votes by Omoworare but his victory was said to have been rejected by the governor, who was said to have preferred the serving Senator.

The modified primaries which produced Adeleke, Adeyeye and Lawal, held at the Government House, Osogbo.

Lawal’s supporters were said to be mobilising to resist the alleged planned imposition immediately they heard that  the governor met  with some party leaders at the end of the primaries.

The alleged plan to deny Lawal of victory was said to be causing temper to rise in Ile Ife, which is the base of the two APC leaders.

Efforts to speak to Omoworare were unsuccessful as calls put across to his telephone were not answered.

Also, the text sent to him had yet to be responded to as of the time of filing this report.

The Director of Publicity, Research and Strategy of the party, Mr. Kunle Oyatomi, told our correspondent on the telephone that the allegation of upturning the result of the primaries was not correct.

He said, “All this remain in the realm of speculation. Some people went to town with some names claiming that they had emerged winners of the primaries. There is no official result yet; I am not aware of any result of any senatorial districts and I am in the position to tell you.

“As I am talking to you, the leaders of the part are meeting, they are meeting now; so, don’t let some people use you to cause confusion. We will let the public know who emerges where when the time comes.”