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Senator Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele has urged his supporters to maintain composure as he seeks restitution for the rigging of the Ekiti State governorship primary within the parameters of the All Progressive Congress (APC) constitution and the law of the land. In a statement he released in Abuja, Opeyemi expressed regret over the primaries' inadequate organisation and reassured his supporters that he was still pursuing the position of state governor. He declared, "We are, of course, taking urgent steps to seek restitution for this flagrant abuse of trust and due process by the state actors within the parameters of our party constitution and the law. He said that, based on an evaluation of his campaign strategy that favourably engaged voters in all