Lagos APC Canvasses Consensus Ahead of May 10 Chairmanship Primaries
The leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has advocated for a consensus approach ahead of the party’s primary election scheduled for Saturday, May 10.
The Chairman of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), Prince Tajudeen Olusi, led other party leaders in pushing for the adoption of this method during a crucial stakeholders’ meeting held at the party’s secretariat in Acme, Ogba.
The leaders maintained that chairmanship aspirants should reach an agreement among themselves to produce a consensus candidate to represent the party in the upcoming council elections.
Prince Olusi explained that the decision was made to avert possible crises that might arise from an indirect primary election. He recalled that he had, at a point in his political journey, stepped down for another candidate in a senatorial contest, respecting the supremacy of the party’s decision.
Also speaking at the meeting, the State Chairman of the APC, Hon. Cornelius Ojelabi, emphasized that the eyes of the world are on Lagos, stressing that the party must avoid actions that could damage its reputation. He urged aspirants and their supporters to conduct themselves in a manner that would make the President proud after the primaries.
Hon. Ojelabi appealed to the aspirants to allow peace to reign and not view the primary election as a do-or-die affair.
In his remarks, the Chairman of the APC Electoral Committee, Barr. Babatunde Ogala, called on aspirants to strictly adhere to the party’s guidelines for the primary election. He stated that each aspirant is expected to come with only one agent on election day, warning that any aspirant who comes with a crowd would be disqualified.
The Lagos APC primary election is scheduled to hold at the party’s secretariat in the Acme area of Ogba.
Over 400 aspirants are vying for the chairmanship tickets of the party across 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) ahead of the July 12 council polls.
