The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has denied issuing any directive to incumbent local government chairmen, seeking reelection, to resign ahead of the 2025 council poll.
The APC Spokesperson, Mr Seye Oladejo, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday evening, said that the purported directive was fake news to mislead the public and party members.
“Our attention has been drawn to a false directive purportedly issued by the Lagos State Chairman of APC, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, to incumbent Council Chairmen, who intend to seek re-election to resig from their offices.
“We want to make it abundantly clear that there is no iota of truth in the publication, as it was twisted to suit the interest of the publisher,” Oladejo said.
He said that on the contrary, the directive issued was to APC Local Government Party Chairmen seeking elective offices during the forth-coming elections to resign their positions, as they could not be umpires and contestants at the same time.
“The local government party chairmen, who double as aspirants in the coming elections, for emphasis, will be required to resign their current positions when the guidelines are released.
“We wish to enjoin party members and the general public to refrain from peddling misleading information that can heat up the polity,” Oladejo said.
He said that the party was awaiting the electoral guidelines from the newly reconstituted Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC).
The spokesperson said that the party members should all continue to promote activities that would engender party cohesion and understanding.
