Fifty-five out of 57 All Progressives Congress chairmanship candidates for the July 12 Local Government election in Lagos State have emerged.

 The candidates emerged at the primaries of the party conducted on Saturday in Ikeja.

Some of the candidates emerged via consensus, while others were selected through voting by delegates. About 1,539 delegates were expected to vote for chairmanship candidates for the 20 local council and 37 Local Council Development Areas. But the primaries were not conducted for Yaba LCDA and Mainland LCDA owing to issues bordering on litigation and absence of some delegates.

Twenty-seven delegates voted to elect a candidate for each of the councils where voting was conducted. Announcing the winners after the process, Chairman of the party’s Electoral Committee, Babatunde Ogala, said four chairmanship candidates emerged through consensus while 51 others contested to emerge.

According to him, the candidates that emerged via consensus and were affirmed by their delegates are Isa Jubril (Iba LCDA), Motunrayo Gbadebo (Ijede LCDA), Rasaq Kasali (Lekki LCDA) and Azeez Kareem (Otto Awori LCDA). Mr Ogala declared Usman Hamzat as the elected candidate for Ifako-Ijaiye LG and 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).

According to him, others who emerged 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).

The lawyer announced the other winners as 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); and Sunday Benson (Imota LCDA); and Kazeem Sulaiman (Ikorodu West LCDA).  

Others included 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); 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).

Other elected standard bearers of the APC were 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 (Agbado Oke-Odo LCDA).

Some aspirants and their agents kicked against the outcomes of the exercise. Mr Ogala, who admitted that there might be a few human errors, urged the aggrieved aspirants to exercise their rights to appeal after the exercise.

He said that the decision of the committee could be overturned by the APC Appeal Committee if confronted with facts. Commending the delegates for patience and cooperation, Mr Ogala said that the exercise was transparent and done in the interest of the party.

Councillorship primaries also held across the different wards in the state.

(NAN)