The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed that the immediate past CEO cum Managing Director of Polaris Bank, Tokunbo Abiru, is the party’s consensus candidate for the forthcoming Lagos East Senatorial bye-election.
The party’s state Assistant Publicity Secretary, Abiodun Salami, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos .
Salami said the choice of Abiru, who was a former Commissioner for Finance in Lagos state, was endorsed by party elders, including the APC National Leader, Bola Tinubu.
He said Abiru had been successfully screened at the party secretariat and all the other aspirants had stepped down for him in agreement with the party.
Salami said: “Mr. Abiru is the consensus candidate of the party; it is confirmed.
“The elders, under the platform of Governor’s Advisory Council met and consulted widely and they resolved on the choice of Abiru as the consensus candidate.
The choice has been endorsed by the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; all the other aspirants have stepped down in agreement, it was a unanimous decision.”
Salami said the party would, notwithstanding, still follow the process of affirmation to validate the choice of Mr Abiru as the APC flag bearer for Lagos East Senatorial District.
On Kosofe 2 state constituency bye-election which will also hold on Oct. 31, Mr Salami said the party’s candidate would soon emerge.
The APC scribe said a lot of work was going on to produce an acceptable flagbearer for the state constituency .
He described APC as the party of the people, saying the party will win both the senatorial and state constituency bye-elections.
The Lagos East Senatorial District became vacant following the death of Senator Bayo Osinowo, representing the area, in June.
Consequently, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had declared the Kosofe 2 state constituency seat vacant. SOURCE: NAN