SAN FRANCISCO, October 22, (THEWILL) – The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Wednesday said the reports now making the round about the alleged decision by the leadership of the party in Lagos to stop aspirants from contesting after a third term is a fallacy.
A statement issued by the Lagos APC chairman, Chief Henry Ajomale, said:”There is no iota of truth in the report as no such decision was reached.”
The statement described as a total mis-representation of the decision reached, saying such information must have emanated from agents of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and not APC.
“The Governors’ Advisory Committee (GAC) never issued such a directive or reached such a decision. The APC believes in the inalienable rights of every eligible member to contest for any elective office for as many terms as possible as long as it is constitutional.”
“The democratic rights of party members are recognised and respected. Every member is allowed to compete. The party urges members to collect forms if interested in any position and go ahead and contest. Both current members no matter how many times they have run and new aspirants are allowed to compete. The voters will decide who they will for and not the party leadership,” the statement added.
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