In Lagos State, 55 chairmanship candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have emerged for the July 12 local government election.
Primaries were, however, not conducted in two Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, – Yaba and Mainland – as a result of issues bordering on litigations.
The candidates emerged at the primaries of the party held on Saturday in Ikeja.
While some candidates were voted for, some emerged through consensus.
The winners were announced by the chairman of the electoral committee, Mr. Babatunde Ogala.
He said four chairmanship candidates emerged through consensus while 51 emerged through election.
The candidates that emerged via consensus and were affirmed by their delegates, he said, were Mr Isa Jubril of Iba LCDA; Mrs Motunrayo Gbadebo of Ijede LCDA; Mr Rasaq Kasali of Lekki LCDA, and Mr Azeez Kareem of Otto Awori LCDA.
Declaring other winners, Ogala said Mr Usman Hamzat was the elected candidate for Ifako-Ijaiye LG and Mr Hameed Aroyehun for Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA, Oluyemisi Rosiji (Ojokoro LCDA); Moyosore Ogunlewe (Kosofe LG); Olufemi Okeowo (Ifelodun LCDA); Olamilekan Akindipe (Ajeromi Ifelodun LG) and Suleiman Yusuf (Surulere LG).
He added that other candidates are Azeez Ogidan (Coker Aguda LCDA); Tola Oyedele (Agboyi-Ketu LCDA); Taoreed Taiwo (Ejigbo LCDA); Muibi Alade (Lagos Island East), Sanusi Ismail (Amuwo-Odofin LG); Muibat Rufia (Ojo LG) and Taiwo Oyekan (Lagos Island LG).
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Other winners, according to him, are Wale Hameed (Ikorodu North LG); Samsudeen Agunbiade (Eti-Osa East LG); Humpey Babatunde (Badagry); Sura Animashaun (Epe LG); Adebayo Olasoju (Isolo LCDA); and Sesan Olowa (Ibeju-Lekki LCDA).
Wale Alomo (Ikosi-Ejinrin LCDA); Rauf Ibrahim (Badagry West LCDA); Adedayo Ladega (Ikorodu LG); Rasak Oloyede (Oriade LCDA); Abiodun Akinola (Orile Agege LCDA) and Lateef Ashimin (Somolu), Bolanle Bada (Ikosi-Isheri LCDA); Kehinde Oloyede (Oshodi-Isolo LG); Sunday Benson (Imota LCDA); and Kazeem Sulaiman (Ikorodu West LCDA) were also announced as winners.
Shobanjo Idowu (Apapa); Peter Ajose (Olorunda LCDA); Monsuru Ismail (Eredo LCDA); Opeyemi Akindele (Mosan Okunola LCDA), Abiodun Agbaje (Ayobo-Ipaja LCDA); Ibrahim Akinpelu (Alimosho LG); and Jimoh Olawale (Apapa Iganmu), Bukola Omofe (Bariga LCDA); Tunbosun Aruwe (Mushin LG); Olusegun Odunmbaku (Ojodu); Idris Balogun (Egbe- Idimu); Lasisi Akinsanya (Ikotun-Igando LCDA); Akeem Dauda (Ikeja LG) and Lawal Jakande (Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye LCDA) also emerged.
Other elected candidates are Bola Oladunjoye (Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA); Moyo Adebanjo (Onigbongbo LCDA); Adeola Sheriff (Eti-Osa LCDA), Babatunde Azeez (Agege LG), Aminat Alabi (Iru/Victoria Island LCDA) Daniel Olufemi (Itire Ikate LCDA) and Jimoh Ishola for Agbado Oke-Odo LCDA.
Meanwhile, there protests by some aspirants and their agents over the results.
Reacting, however, the chairman of the electoral committee, Ogala, said aggrieved persons could exercise their rights by going to court to challenge the outcome.
He described the exercise as transparent and carried out in the interest of the party.
