Twenty Six House of Assembly hopefuls under the All Progressives
Congress (APC) in Ogun State on Monday called on the National Working Committee
of the party to respect the wish of the People of the State and submit their
names as candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC)
The Ogun Assembly hopefuls led by Segun Idowu; a candidate for
Remo North State Constituency at a press conference in Abeokuta also called on
the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, to respect the
mandates given to them by party members during the primaries conducted in the
state.
They asked Oshiomhole to submit their names to the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as party's candidates who
emerged at the APC legislative primaries held in the state for the 2019
elections.
The Candidates also expressed concern over the alleged failure of the national
leadership of the party to submit Candidate Form (CF001) of INEC.
Speaking at the press
conference which was attended by all the 26 candidates, Idowu said the deadline
for submission of names and particulars of candidates for the 2019 election to
INEC lapsed on Friday, alleging that none of the candidates was contacted by
the national leadership before the deadline.
Idowu explained that himself and other candidates were alarmed
when Oshiomhole announced on television last Friday that the party had
submitted names of candidates to the electoral body with the exclusion of their
names.
He insisted that the primaries were conducted on October 7 by
the Col. Ali Chiroma-led committee sent by the APC national leadership, pointed
out that the 26 affected candidates were announced as winners.
Idowu said, "With the primary election behind us, we waited
for the national leadership of the APC to do the needful by giving us the Party
Candidate Form (CF001) of the INEC. However, the deadline for the submission of
names and particulars of candidates for the election to INEC lapsed on Friday,
November 2 without any of us who won the primaries given the form. The
situation remains the same as at today.
"We have intensified our enquiries at the state secretariat
of the APC. The only explanation we have received from the state chairman of
the party, Chief Derin Adebiyi, is that on Saturday, November 3, 2018, 24 hours
after the deadline for the submission of names of candidates, he received a
call from the National Director of Organization of the APC, requesting for
names of candidates for INEC:, he added.
"This is a curious request because the National Secretariat
constituted the panel that conducted the primary election and declared the
results of the exercise.
"The party is therefore in possession of the list of
winners of the election in all 26 state constituencies and we expect CF001
forms to be issued to the winners of the direct primary elections without
further ado."
Idowu pledged the loyalty and support of the candidates to the
second term bid of President Muhammadu Buhari.
He added, "We shall do all at our disposal to ensure he
(Buhari) records unprecedented votes in Ogun State in the 2019 elections.
"We also acknowledge the leadership of Senator Ibikunle
Amosun, the governor of Ogun State. He has raised the bar of governance in Ogun
State and we are confident that history shall record his achievement in
gold."
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