LG Poll: Kayode Akintomo Calls For Level Playing Ground For Lagos APC Aspirants

Ahead of Saturday, May 29, 2021, All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for Councillorship and Chairmanship aspirants in Lagos State, Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area Chairmanship aspirant, Kayode Akintomo, has called on the party Chairman, other officials and various stakeholders to do the needful by permitting a level playing ground for all the aspirants.

Akintomo made this known while addressing journalists at his campaign office at Agbado Oke-Odo, Lagos on Friday.

“The events of the last few days had shown the desperation by some aspirants in trying to intimidate the officials of the party to do the bidding of certain aspirants. This is not only barbaric, but undemocratic as against the styles of our leader and father, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”

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“The good news, however, remains, the party officials who are the victims of this victimization refused to allow themselves be cowed. Their steadfastness calls for celebration for the lovers of democracy.”

“We, therefore, call on our party Chairman, other officials and various stakeholders to do the needful by permitting a level playing ground for all the aspirants; we demand the followings. The Executive Chairman of Agbado Oke-Odo LCDA, who is also an aspirant should not be favoured with party machineries. That, all aspirants be allowed equal access to all the party members and stakeholders.”

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The Chairmanship also advised the youth to avoid violence before and during the party primaries. “We are for peace and we have been telling our youth and our supporters that there should be no problem, no disturbances, so we have been trying to educate our youth that this coming primaries election, there shouldn’t be any bloodshed, there shouldn’t be any trouble but I believe I God’s grace we shall excel,” Akintomo asserted.