Alleged irregularities, violence mar APC primaries in Lagos

The All Progressives Congress, APC, House of Representatives superior predetermination conducted crossed the 245 wards successful Lagos State connected Saturday was marred by allegations of irregularities, elector intimidation and disruptions successful respective polling centres.

Incidents of hostility and upset were reported successful parts of Lagos Mainland, including Apapa Road, Makoko, Iwaya and Adekunle, wherever immoderate enactment members and delegates were allegedly prevented from participating freely successful the exercise.

A enactment member, Kayode Olaiya, accused supporters of 1 of the aspirants, Hon. Kazeem Omolaja, of disrupting the voting process by allegedly forcing retired delegates believed to beryllium loyal to different aspirant, Hon. Abdulhakeem Animashaun, from polling centres successful the affected areas.

The incidents reportedly created disorder among enactment members, with immoderate aggrieved loyalists accusing definite APC leaders of attempting to power the result of the superior predetermination successful favour of a preferred candidate.

Supporters of Animashaun besides alleged that loyalists of the section authorities chairman, Hon. Emilagba, compromised the integrity of the process done alleged electoral misconduct.

They further claimed that authoritative APC rank cards were not utilized during accreditation and voting, raising concerns implicit the credibility and transparency of the exercise.

Reacting aft the primary, Olaiya rejected the out...