Lagos 2027: 91 aspirants contest for House of Reps seats

No less than 91 aspirants are acceptable to enactment successful Friday’s All Progressives Congress House of Representatives superior elections successful Lagos State, arsenic the ruling enactment intensifies preparations for the 2027 wide elections.

The aspirants, who were cleared by the party’s screening committee, volition conflict for the APC’s 24 House of Representatives tickets crossed the state’s 245 wards, barring immoderate last-minute adjustments.

Those contesting see serving lawmakers, erstwhile members of the House of Representatives, ex-lawmakers from the Lagos State House of Assembly, erstwhile section authorities chairmen and salient enactment figures.

Given the ample fig of contenders, nonstop primaries are expected to instrumentality spot successful astir wards crossed the authorities to find the party’s candidates for the 2027 elections.

The Lagos APC Chairman, Hon. Cornelius Ojelabi, had earlier announced the adoption of nonstop primaries arsenic the party’s preferred mode of selecting candidates, portion encouraging statement arrangements wherever aspirants willingly agree.

Although statement was reportedly achieved successful immoderate constituencies, respective aspirants declined appeals from enactment leaders to measurement down, resulting successful keenly contested primaries successful galore areas.

Three aspirants are expected to look unopposed if determination are nary last-minute changes. They see Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon....