INEC officials absent at Surulere Constituency 11 APC primaries

Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were absent at the Surulere Constituency 11 House of Representatives primary election held on Saturday.
A former Coker-Aguda Local Government Chairman, Quodir Onikeku, who is also a former House of Representatives aspirant, disclosed this in Lagos.
He expressed disappointment over the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election conducted across six centres within Surulere Constituency 11.
The six wards under Surulere Constituency 11 are Coker, Aguda, Orile, Itire, Ijesha and Ikate.
“What happened in the six wards under Surulere Constituency 11 shows a lacuna in our party.
“There was no accreditation. The officials supposed to conduct accreditation and voting were absent, and nothing of such took place here today,” he said.
“For someone like us, we understand the game very well, and we also know that the party has mechanisms to arrange something like this.
“What we are doing today is to show that some of us still have integrity, and we believe that in no time, this country will move forward,” Onikeku said.
He added that it was clear residents of Surulere Constituency were not supporting Lanre Okunola due to alleged neglect and the absence of constituency projects during his two terms in the House of Representatives.
Onikeku said Okunola only visited his constituency on Thursday, May 14, for campaign and mobilisation ahead of a second term bid.
He expressed concern about the 2027 general elections and appealed to APC leaders to address the issues before the forthcoming national polls.
The Surulere Constituency 11 House of Representatives APC primary was contested between Lanre Okunola and Aremu Olalekan Abdul-lateef.
Over 500 people turned out for the election, but no accreditation took place.
An APC official and party elder entered the selected premises within the wards and counted delegates randomly. The venues were surrounded by armed security personnel.