According to the APC, the party is not asking the elected council chairman to resign before contesting for a second term in office, but the directive was for APC local government party chairmen to resign if they want to contest for the position of local government chairmen.
In a statement, Seye Oladejo, the party spokesperson, noted that the report is untrue and that the directive was for APC council chairmen who also double as candidates in the forthcoming election.
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) is expected to conduct the council election in mid-2025, and political actors at the council level have begun to express their interest in the forthcoming poll.
Oladejo’s statement reads:
See the APC statement here:
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that an APC chieftain, Fouad Oki, has justified Mudashiru Obasa’s impeachment as the speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly.
The Lagos lawmakers impeached Obasa on Monday, January 13, over allegations of financial misappropriation.
Oki disclosed that President Bola Tinubu moved to resolve the Lagos State House of Assembly crisis, but the impeached speaker was recalcitrant. Oki said that finally served as a final stroke for Obasa, who was impeached and replaced by his deputy, Mojisola Meranda.
Obasa was impeached in the United States. The new speaker, Maranda, was representing Apapa Constituency 1 and had previously served as the house’s Chief Whip. Subsequently, the lawmakers elected Mojeed Fatai as the Deputy Speaker of the House.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
