The All Progressives Congress (APC) Screening Committee for the Lagos State House of Assembly primaries says it screened 184 aspirants for the party’s tickets across the 40 constituencies in the state.
Chairman of the screening committee, Mr Porok Fomson, who disclosed this in an interview on Monday in Lagos after the completion of the exercise, described the screening as successful, attributing the smooth conduct to the commitment and resilience of party members and aspirants.
“We want to thank God for the success of the exercise because beyond just having the people on ground, beyond just having the materials on ground and beyond the preparation, we met people who are enthusiastic, resilient, committed and ready to put in their best.
“That is why we the success of the programme. It is one of a kind that people are putting in their best to ensure that the programme turns out to be a success.
“Indeed, we are celebrating the success of the programme,” he said.
The chairman said all the 184 aspirants, who purchased forms and appeared before the committee, were successfully screened in line with the constitution of the party and democratic principles.
“We had a total of 184 aspirants who presented themselves for screening.
“By and large, we had 184 aspirants who came in and were screened successfully in compliance with the constitution of the party and the tenets of democracy,” he said.
According to him, only four aspirants withdrew from the race after purchasing nomination forms, while no withdrawal was recorded at the screening stage.
Fomson explained that the committee was only mandated to screen aspirants seeking tickets for the State House of Assembly, noting that screenings for governorship and National Assembly positions were conducted in Abuja by separate committees.
“The mandate given to us by the National Working Committee and the National Chairman of the party is to screen only members seeking election into the House of Assembly.
“For anything above that, all were carried out in Abuja by the respective panels and committees,” he said.
He added that the screening results would be released on Tuesday after the committee concludes documentation and harmonisation of records.
“From now until tomorrow morning, the results will be out and presented to the appropriate organ of the party.
“After sitting down to clean up our records and put everything together, by tomorrow we should be ready for all aspirants to check whether they have been successful or not,” he said.
The chairman appealed to aspirants to remain loyal to the party irrespective of the outcome of the screening exercise.
“The party is big enough to contain all of us. The party is our umbrella, our shade and home to everyone.
“So, whoever emerges or does not emerge does not change anything.
“What we desire from each one of them is for people to be patient and accept the outcome of the party,” he said.
Fomson said Kosofe Constituency I recorded the highest number of aspirants with 10 aspirants, followed by Epe Constituency II with nine aspirants and Surulere Constituency II with eight aspirants.
Reeling out the number of contestants in each of the constituencies, Fomson said Agege I has (3); Agege II (5); Ajeromi- Ifelodun I (4), Ajeromi Ifelodun II (2); Alimosho I (3), Alimosho II (5); Ifako-Ijaiye I (7), Ifako-Ijaiye II (5), Ikeja I (5), and Ikeja II (4).
According to him, Mushin I has (5), Mushin II (2); Oshodi-Isolo I (3), Oshodi-Isolo II (1); Amuwo- Odofin I (4), Amuwo- Odofin II (4); Ojo I (1), Ojo II (5); Badagry I (4), Badagry II (5); Epe I (4), Epe II (9); Ibeju-Lekki I (5), Ibeju-Lekki II (2); Ikorodu I (5), Ikorodu II (3); Kosofe I (10), Kosofe II (7); Somolu I (6) and Somolu II (5).
He added Apapa I has (5), Apapa II (5); Eti-Osa I (2), Eti-Osa II (7); Lagos Island I (5), Lagos Island II (6); Lagos Mainland I (5), Lagos Mainland II (5); Surulere I (3), and Surulere II (8).
