Lagos APC Primaries: Youth Throw Weight Behind Tinubu on Non-interference

…Expresses confidence in Idris Aregbe’s chairmanship ticket

Youth in Surulere area of Lagos State, Monday, described the stance of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu as an addition to his democratic credentials that have attracted many to his political ideology.

They said this following Tinubu’s declaration that he never endorsed any of the party’s aspirants for council chairmanship and councillorship as a candidate in the state.

According to the youth, Tinubu’s remark is a timely intervention ahead of the primaries scheduled for next Saturday.

This, they said, would end the activities of APC party leaders that have continuously use the name of the former governor to impose aspirants on party members particularly to influence outcome of the exercise across the state.

Reacting to Tinubu’s statement, a member of Shitta Gents, a youth-based group in Surulere, Razaq Animashaun, said this action would douse the tension within APC.

Animashaun added: “The statement has ended further discredited claims by some elected public officeholders and party leaders that have gone ahead to singularly endorse aspirants under the guise of enforcing Tinubu’s directives in Surulere and other councils across the state.

He noted: “In Surulere where the youth want Idris Aregbe as chairman, Asiwaju has further justified our trust by unmasking the lies being peddled by leaders of the party, especially to manipulate the primaries outcome for their prefered candidate.”

Animashaun also hinted that youth all over Surulere LCDA have applauded the decision of Tinubu to ensure a level playing ground for all councillors and chairmanship aspirants.

A female youth activist, Vera Emmanuel, stated that all APC members have their preferred aspirant for the primaries.

“For instance, I have my own aspirant for the primaries and he is Idris Aregbe. And before he embarked on the campaign, he respectfully consulted all party leaders in Surulere about his intentions before,” he added.

Concerned by the spate of claims of ‘Special backing from Bourdillon’, Tinubu categorically cautioned party leaders against interferencewhe warning undemocratic persons to steer clear from the exercise on May 29 this year.

“Troublemakers must stay away from this election. Exercise your democratic rights but please, do not use my name as a cover”, he warned.

He, however, appealed to the party leaders in all the local governments to allow democracy to flourish.

The APC national leader, therefore, urged the leaders to do everything humanly possible to protect and promote the democratic process to be free, fair, and peaceful.