APC working on mechanism to manage outcome of primaries -Animashaun

By Rasaq Adebayo

Sensing that there may be some disagreement among the aspirants over the outcome of the party’s primaries coming up Saturday, the acting APC party chairman in Oshodi-Isolo Local Government, Hon. Saheed Animashaun has said the party has put in a “shock absorber” to manage any kind of crisis that may emanate.

He said the party would set up a reconciliatory committee to take care of the post-primary election challenges and reconcile all aggrieved parties for the unity and progress of the party.

He said out of 10 aspirants jostling for only one chairmanship position and 17 councillorship aspirants vying for the seven seats, only one chairmanship candidate and seven councillorship candidates will emerge.

He noted that those who will eventually fall out would be aggrieved and some may attempt to take negative action, but as a focused party, the party in the local government is strategizing on how to pacify them.

Animashaun, who was initially one of the chairmanship aspirants, also debunked the rumour that he was persuaded by the council chairman, Hon. Bolaji Muse-Ariyo, to step down for his candidate, Hon. Yusuf Adesanya.

The party acting chairman who doubles as the supervisory councillor for Agriculture, Sports, Youth and Social Development reiterated that he voluntarily stepped aside to fill the vacuum created in the party with the absence of the party chairman.

He admitted that Ariyoh advised him to face the party’s activities since he is the next person to coordinate the activities of the party instead of pursuing the position of the council chairman.

When asked whether it is true that the party leadership has someone it is presenting as the party candidate, Animashaun said there is nothing like that, maintaining that the election would be free and fair and that is why the party is conducting direct primary for all to see their result on the spot.

He urged party members to ignore the rumour of the imposition assuring that no party leader either from the state or local level is imposing any candidate.

Animashaun also appealed to the aspirants to eschew violence and display maturity as seasoned politicians by accepting the results of the primary election in good faith and working with the winners to ensure the victory of the party at the polls,

Asked whether the party will refund the deposits of those who lose the election, Animashaun said the decision is for the apex leaders to make.