Senator representing Lagos
West, Olamilekan Adeola has warned the All Progressives Congress, APC, against
the cancellation of Tuesday Primary election held in the state.
APC National Working
Committee panel, led by Mr. Clement Ebri, on Tuesday, cancelled the election
declaring it null and void.
However, the Chairman of
the Lagos State chapter of the APC, Mr. Tunde Balogun opposed the NWC and
declared Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the winner.
Balogun announced that Babajide
Sanwo-Olu polled 970,851 votes to defeat Akinwunmi Ambode who polled 72,901
votes.
Speaking on the recent
development, Senator Adeola warned APC that the same reason for which the Lagos
Primaries was cancelled could also affect President Muhammadu Buhari’s
emergence as its candidate from the primary conducted on September 25.
He argued that contrary to
the statement by the NWC, the election was valid and according to the
constitution.
Sen. Adeola told Punch: “We
did direct primary in Lagos State. There is nowhere our constitution says that
ballot papers should be used.
“Those saying that ballot
papers should be used should remember that for the presidential primary, no
ballot paper was used and it was successful. If they want to upturn the Lagos
governorship primary, that means they want to upturn that of the President
also.
“They have to respect the
wishes of party members who trooped out in their thousands to exercise their
right under the APC and Nigerian constitutions.
“We have exercised our
rights as party members to elect a governorship candidate and our wishes should
be respected.”
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