The All Progressives Congress Nationwide Working Committee has disclosed that it could start the sale of nomination and expression of curiosity types on Wednesday, for aspirants searching for to fill vacant positions within the Nationwide Meeting on its platform.
The Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee, (INEC) had final week introduced February 3,2024 for each rerun and bye elections.
In keeping with Sulaiman Argungu, Nationwide Organising Secretary of the celebration, major for each elections would maintain on January 6,2024.
Forward of the celebration major, Nigerian Tribune checks revealed that gang up has thickened in opposition to an aspirant for Surulere Federal Constituency ticket, Mr. Fouad Laguda, believed to be a favoured candidate of the previous Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila.
The seat for the constituency grew to become vacant following the emergence of Honourable Gbajabiamila as Chief of Workers to President Bola Tinubu.
Additional checks revealed {that a} newly-formed strain group, Progressives For Surulere (P4S) are pushing for Honourable Kabir Lawal and one other aspirant, Mr. Abdul Raheem Owokoniran as possible successor to the previous Speaker.
Talking with newsmen, one of many contenders, Honourable Lawal vowed to upstage the Chief of Workers favoured candidate on the major scheduled for subsequent 12 months.
He stated: “Despite the fact that I contested in opposition to Honourable Gbajabiamila for the Home of Representatives seat earlier than stepping down and dealing for his election, I grew to become a strong member of his political household, we deliberate collectively, do outings and different issues collectively till I started seeing indicators of nice betrayal that made me to go away his group.
“There isn’t any method for Honourable Gbajabiamila to impose his unpopular candidate on Surulere when the APC management in Lagos state, together with the Governor’s Advisory Council has opted for a degree taking part in floor for all aspirants and in any case, there are too many celebration members who’re decided to scuttle such imposition.”
“Outsiders might simply assume that being a high authorities official with entry to a lot sources and many individuals means loads, such elements can not work for a candidate being sponsored by anybody with diminishing grassroots recognition.
“You might assume, or assume that my sources are too little to contend in opposition to the struggle chest of the previous Speaker however I’ve the backing of God and that of the individuals in opposition to him; in case you are a Christian, you’ll know the story of how a mighty big bought defeated by a shepherd boy and in case you are a Muslim, chances are you’ll recall the story of how the Prophet of Islam and his 313 males roundly defeated a big Meccan military regardless of their numbers and sources.
“I’ve the backing of God and the assist of the individuals and I’m the David set to beat his Goliath in Surulere; we now have actual energy on the grassroots and we now have labored with him earlier than however he betrayed me and we’ll by no means assist his anointed candidate,” Kabir Caesar Lawal stated.
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