December 31, (THEWILL) – The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that there is no crisis rocking the party, adding that the party is united and remains one as it continues to campaign for the forthcoming elections.
The party, in a release issued and signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Mr Seye Oladejo, Lagos APC said its attention has been drawn to a publication alleging an imaginary crisis rocking Lagos State APC by some faceless persons.
“Our initial reaction was to ignore the needless distraction coming at the peak of the electioneering campaign.
“However, we had a change of mind to prevent people from accepting this fiction as reality,” he stated.
The party said the entire story is at best the fertile imagination of the writer.
“The Lagos State APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, came on board with an enviable track record of experience across the party and the three tiers of government.
“He has been able to leverage on this to unify the party, break barriers and placate aggrieved party members.
“He has a reputation as a team player, humble, selfless and considerate. He consults far and wide before taking decisions on party affairs. There’s no doubt that his style of leadership complements the landmark achievements of the state Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-olu, to ensure a seamless campaign that will guarantee our victory.
“Since his assumption of office, he has assiduously ensured that the party is not factionalised by promoting fair play and justice at all times,” the party said in the release.
APC said despite the short notice, the Lagos presidential rally at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, has been widely acknowledged as one of the best in terms of organisation, mobilisation, media coverage and security arrangements.
“Likewise, for the Governorship election flag-off at Mobolaji, Johnson Arena, Onikan.
“The State Campaign Committee has been deliberately decentralised to be more participatory in order to reach the grassroots.
“The committee is made of Governance Advisory Committee members, State Party Executive members, members of the cabinet, National Assembly members, Lagos State House of Assembly members, Council Chairmen and other stakeholders with remarkable wealth of experience.
“The state Chairman’s greatest strength is his approachable nature through which he has been able to mobilise market men and women, artisans, ethnic groups, youths and other stakeholders towards the coming elections,” Oladejo said.
AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
