The All Progressives Congress Female House of Representatives contestant, Mrs. Kafilat Ogbara, who recorded victory last Friday, has been threatened following the massive protest that trailed her announcement as the party flagbearer.
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The names of the incumbent lawmakers representing Kosofe Constituencies 1 & 2, Sanni Okanlawon and Femi Saheed, respectively, have been totally rejected by the frontline contestants.
The purported primary election of the trio of Kafilat Ogbara, Sanni Okanlawon, and Femi Saheed was supervised by Hon. Fuad Oki amidst tight security last week.However, the outcome of the election has triggered a series of petitions, world press conferences, and protests telling the world that no election was held in Kosofe.
The aggrieved contestants individually and separately said no delegate list was made available to them, a fake delegate list and an unofficial venue were used to conduct the exercise, and no consensus was reached among the contestants.
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They urged the party to conduct a new primary election in Kosofe’s two constituencies and one federal constituency, respectively.
On Monday, Abiodun Owokoya Mayowa Abbey Cheche, an APC Kosofe Aspirant for Kosofe Federal Constituency, stormed Bourdilon’s residence with his supporters to register dissatisfaction.
Lanre Carew, on Monday, spoke on behalf of other candidates during a world press conference held at Ojota, Kosofe Local Government Area, to boldly say no election took place in Kosofe and called for a new election.
Carew noted further that if the party’s internal mechanism they channeled their complaints through failed to right the wrong, they would resort to legal process to ventilate their aggrivances.
On Wednesday, no fewer than 1000 supporters of the incumbent lawmaker representing Kosofe Federal Constituency, Honourable Rotimi Agunsoye, who is seeking a third term as a ranking lawmaker, turned out on Wednesday.
Supporters stormed the party secretariat for the second time, demanding the authentic delegate list that they had requested a week before and calling for a new election for the House of Assembly and House of Representatives Primaries in Kosofe.
The protesters added that failure to conduct a new House of Representatives primary election urged the party to return the incumbent lawmaker unopposed.
The two members of the Lagos State APC’s Governor’s Advisory Council from Kosofe, Otunba Bushira Alebiosu and Omoba Olumuyiwa Sosanya, and Kosofe Local Government Chairman, Moyosore Ogunlewe, Agboyi Ketu Lcda, Mayor Dele Oshinowo, and Ikosi Isheri Lcda, Mayoress Samiat Bada, who are critical stakeholders, have since maintained a sealed lips over the political developments as APC members took to the streets to protest against the alleged imposition of candidates across Kosofe.
