The Lagos state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Thursday condemned a publication alleging plot by the social gathering to impose candidates for public places of work forward of the forthcoming primaries.
The social gathering stated info purportedly being circulated by a faceless and self-styled group of “involved and vigilant members,” is an try to inflame passions inside the social gathering.
A press release issued by the social gathering publicity secretary, Seye Oladejo, Thursday stated: “We state that there is no such thing as a plot, no clandestine conferences, and no predetermined listing of candidates as falsely alleged. These claims are baseless, mischievous and designed to create the misunderstanding of a disaster the place none exists.”
The Lagos APC stated it’s unlucky that sure components, unable to advance their ambitions by means of reputable social gathering channels, have resorted to the drained ways of propaganda, blackmail and nameless media sensationalism.
“Such antics will neither intimidate the management of the social gathering nor derail our established democratic processes. The Lagos APC is by this assertion formally placing safety companies, the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC), and all related democratic stakeholders on discover relating to the actions of fifth columnists and political mischief-makers who’re engaged in clandestine strikes aimed toward unnecessarily destabilising and overheating the polity.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Electoral Act as amended is crystal clear on the lawful course of for the emergence of candidates for the approaching elections. The Lagos APC stays totally guided by the provisions of the regulation, the structure of our social gathering, and the duly issued pointers of the nationwide management,” the social gathering stated.