Kwara APC May Adopt Consensus Arrangement to Pick Candidates, Says Fagbemi

Kwara State Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Prince Sunday Fagbemi yesterday hinted that the party may adopt consensus arrangement to pick the various candidates that would fly its flags in next year’s general elections so as to ensure unity and cohesion of the party.

Fagbemi dropped the hint in Ilorin while receiving the aspirant for the Oke Ero/Isin/Ifelodun federal constituency seat, Mrs. Florence Oyeyemi, at the APC state secretariat in Ilorin.

Fagbemi said the party would streamline the number of aspirants for various political positions to have a united family.

Prince Fagbemi, who described the APC as a single family, said that the party leadership would remove all factors that could cause ripples before, during and after the elections.

He said the party would be fair to all members during the process, irrespective of age, gender or religion, adding that the process would be easy by the time it is concluded.

“I pray we’re not going to go through rancorous primaries, but the party would come up with a guideline in due course.

“So, we’ll be able to streamline and choose among the contestants. I want you to realize one thing. You should not make this a do-or-die affair.

“APC is a single family. We don’t want any situation that will tear us appart. You can see that from the Ward, local government, senatorial, states and geopolitical zones we did our congresses, and finally we did well at the national Convention.

“That’s the spirit I want every one to carry along. So that by the time we choose, it will be easy for us. One thing I want you to know is that we’ll be fair to all, irrespective of gender, religion or age”, he said.

The APC chairman also advised the aspirant to have continuous personal engagements with members of the constituency in order to sell herself to the people.

“I want to enjoin you to go back to the grassroots and endear yourself with the people. Let them see you as the best among all, for the people to vote for you”.

Earlier, the aspirant for the House of Representatives position, Florence Oyeyemi, said the impressive performance of the APC government at both the state and national levels, informed her decision to aspire for the position.

“APC has been a party of strength, change and Progressives. You can see how we’ve grown over a period of time in the state and Nigeria at large.

“You can see the work that Governor Abdulrazaq has been doing, where I served as commissioner for Finance and Planning between 2019 and 2023.

“Coming back home, I can see direct development that has impacted lives of the people.

“At the national level, President Bola Tinubu’s policies have improved macro economic indices. These are the reasons why I’ve decided to jointly collaborate with the governor of the state and President Tinubu to see what I can contribute massively at the National Assembly level”, she said.