Story from Kenneth AFOR, Lagos
The Chairman, Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Babatunde Balogun has said that the party will no longer allow individual candidates to have Independent Campaign Groups (ICG) which was witnessed in 2019 elections and that the party would be in charge of all affairs involving political programmes for candidates.
This was disclosed on Monday at the party Secretariat during inauguration of Lagos East Senatorial District and Kosofe II bye-election campaign committee for Tokunbo Abiru and Obafemi Saheed respectively.
Balogun explained that gone are the days when independent campaign groups are formed by party loyalists, reiterating that the party remains one indivisible family bounded by the APC supremacy.
Although, he hinted that the ICG paved the way for vibrant, enthusiastic, and result-oriented party members, however, the party has reviewed its strategy and had since resolved to take control of political office seekers electioneering campaigns.
He, therefore, urged members of the state chapter of the APC to adjust to the new development.
“Therefore, the supremacy of the party as an entity is emphasized, as the saying goes ‘the party is supreme’. No group stands any chance in taking undue advantage over the other and that has been the guiding principle in the formation of this campaign committee.
“But the new reality in the party is that the control, management, overseeing the campaign and conduct of elections lie in the hands of the APC state chapter.
“No independent campaign organization exists anymore. APC as a political party reigns supreme in party matters. Henceforth, apart from the party executives, the LGA party chairmen and ward chairmen must be given due regards and recognition in their LG and wards accordingly,” he said.
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