Lagos LG poll: Sanusi rejects APC primary result, alleges vote manipulation

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Mr. Mobolaji Sanusi, a prominent candidate for chairperson in Ojokoro LCDA, has replied to the results of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary held in Lagos on Saturday, where his opponent was proclaimed the winner.

“The APC has spoken, and that decision is final,” he said.

Ahead of the July 12 elections, the party’s state secretariat in Ogba hosted the primaries, which resulted in the selection of flagbearers for 55 of the 57 local government areas and local council development areas.

Sanusi, a former managing director of the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA), called the purported 21 to 2 vote against him “blatantly fabricated and outrageously concocted” in a statement issued on Sunday.

“For the records, I didn’t lose the Saturday primary election in APC ACME secretariat and those behind the laughable score line would have their conscience to contend with, forever. However, l stand with this decision as a loyal party man,” Sanusi said.

Sanusi noted that 12 of the 18 important Ojokoro LCDA leaders, including a well-known politician and the region’s female leader, had willingly supported him as the consensus candidate prior to the primaries.

“They know best why they made that decision,” he said, referring to the party leadership’s final decision to ignore the aggregate position of local stakeholders.

Sanusi took delight in upholding his integrity throughout the process after considering the result. “My greatest satisfaction is leaving the race with my honour intact. I am a professional in politics, not a professional politician. Life goes on,” he said.

See his full statement below.

LG Primaries: Lagos APC Has Spoken And Its Final

Hours ago, our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State through my respected learned silk, Mr Babatunde Ogala, SAN, announced the winners of the Local Government chairmanship primaries that held in its ACME, Ikeja secretariat.

I participated in the primaries as an aspirant seeking the party’s mandate to vie for the position of Ojokoro LCDA chairmanship stool. The outcome of the Electoral College primaries is out, and the names of winners made public.

Yours sincerely was not considered good enough by the party to represent the good people of Ojokoro. The decision couldn’t have been for lack of requisite qualifications and experience.

From being an editor of a prominent national newspaper that handled staff and managed resources across the 36 states and Abuja without blemish, managing a local council development area shouldn’t be a challenge. Again, as a former MD/CEO of Lagos State Signage & Advertisement Agency, LASAA, a regulatory and revenue generating agency in Lagos State, l had managed men and material resources across the 57 local council branches of the agency with commendable savvy.

My antecedent at LASAA remains a worthy model in steadfast leadership that is still being talked about to date. So, handling a single local government can only be a selfless public service that would have been done for the betterment of the people, the community, and the glory of Lagos State.

Our LCDA leaders, twelve out of 18 of them, including a notable politician and woman leader voluntarily signed for me to be our LCDA consensus candidate but our party, under Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, knows best by choosing to ignore the voice of Ojokoro leaders. The released score of 21-2 against my person is outrageously concocted but absolutely fine by me. For the records, I didn’t lose the Saturday primary election in APC ACME secretariat and those behind the laughable score line would have their conscience to contend with, forever. However, l stand with this decision as a loyal party man.

We have moved past the stage of complaint to the period of reality. The decision of the party is final, and once again, l reiterate that I abide with it with my readiness to contribute to its success, going forward.

I thank my well-wishers, especially Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa who motivated and stood by me all through the period of my attempts to get the party ticket. To him and thousands of my other well-wishers: We have not lost. Just that my Ojokoro LCDA community has been denied the opportunity of having a competent, credible, reliable, and tested hand to run its affairs for the next four years.

Leaving this contest with my integrity intact is my greatest joy. After all, l am a professional in politics, not a professional politician. Life continues.

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