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WE’VE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED APC LG PRIMARIES IN LAGOS – AFIKUYOMI
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/06/weve-successfully-completed-apc-lg.html


The Lagos State All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that all the process of choosing candidates for the forthcoming Local Government Election in the state has been successfully completed.
A statement by Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Chairman, State Election Committee 2017, said that across the 20 Local Government Councils, 37 Local Council Development Areas and 377 wards in the state, APC chairmanship and councillorship candidates have emerged.
“We have forwarded our list of candidates to Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission in conformity with election guidelines. I congratulate the leadership and teeming APC members for this achievement.
“Our party’s constitution provides for both direct and indirect primaries to pick the candidates. In its wisdom, the APC leadership in Lagos opted for a combination of primaries and the consensus option in compliance with the provisions of Articles 20 (ii)a, (iii)a and 21(xi) of the APC Constitution.
“That was done to ensure the emergence of real grassroots leaders and knowledgeable party men and women who can positively impact the lives of the people at the local level, who can make the much-needed difference in governance and deliver dividends of democracy to our people. This is what we need to complement the wonderful work Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has been doing,” the statement stressed.
Sen. Afikuyomi said the process had started from the Stakeholders’ Meeting where the decision on the modality for the election and other decisions were taken and ratified. However, he said this is not to say the exercise has been without hitches. These are normal with any democratic arrangement. No system is devoid of its problems and challenges.
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“Disputes and disagreements are necessary fallouts of democratic processes. No system is infallible. In the extant case, in a few areas where there have been disagreements arising from the process, these have been resolved through the conflict-resolution mechanism we put in place.
“It must be pointed out, however, that if these internal squabbles and arguments were found to have been heated in APC, this should be understandable. It can only be because all the aspirants and contenders know that once they get the party’s ticket, they are as good as elected as Chairmen and Councillors. There was generally a rat-race for these positions. Truth is APC has no opposition in Lagos State.
“We thank our party leadership for the confidence reposed in us by entrusting us with this responsibility. It was a call to duty and we have discharged this to the best of our abilities. We also like to use this medium to commend the entire APC members in Lagos for helping us to successfully accomplish the task. We congratulate those who have emerged as candidates to fly the banner of APC at the election. A big task has been put on their laps to represent the party and all that our party stands for.
“Those who have not emerged this time also deserve commendation for their courage to step forward and contest. We believe their time would also come. This is the time to rally round the candidates to ensure overwhelming victory for the APC at the election. The conclusion of the exercise is a victory for APC. It’s our collective triumph,” said the statement.

So that election, ordinary LG election took life of meaningful Nigerians and it is said to be successful..


I can now see the definition of success by APC.

You called bloody primaries successful.

Something I watched and they didn't vote, now this mad man is telling me it was a success ... I don suffer trutru

That was what they wanted,later someone will say Bourdillion is full of Democrats.
I might like his resilience but his politics is ntn different from Idi Amin's in army uniform.

Afikuyomi!! From two term senator to ordinary commissioner of Tourism( of all the ministeries)? and now chairman lagos state APC election/selection committee.
Oga, are you progressing or retrogressing?
Must you put belle first in every endeavour or transaction?
What about Dignity? Honour nko? Where shame come go?
Prince Bola Ajibola would be wondering ; "whish kain son inlaw be dis oooo?"
This man must have mentored Dino Melaye.

Marotzke:
Afikuyomi!! From two term senator to ordinary commissioner of Tourism( of all the ministeries)? and now chairman lagos state APC election/selection committee.
Oga, are you progressing or retrogressing?
Must you put belle first in every endeavour or transaction?
What about Dignity? Honour nko? Where shame come go?
Prince Bola Ajibola would be wondering ; "whish kain son inlaw be dis oooo?"
This man must have mentored Dino Melaye.

Some people like titles, some like money. Afikuyomi is getting away from sweet sounding titles and grabbing positions flooded in money. There is nothing dishonourable in what he is doing. The problem is our mindset, it has been engineered to view titles as positions of honour. It is wrong!
Honour is in personal virtues, not in a office position. We love to be addressed in titular nonsense...Chief, High Chief, Excellency, Honourable, Alhaji, Dr, Engineer, ....just nonsense!

MetaPhysical:
Some people like titles, some like money. Afikuyomi is getting away from sweet sounding titles and grabbing positions flooded in money. There is nothing dishonourable in what he is doing. The problem is our mindset, it has been engineered to view titles as positions of honour. It is wrong!
Honour is in personal virtues, not in a office position. We love to be addressed in titular nonsense...Chief, High Chief, Excellency, Honourable, Alhaji, Dr, Engineer, ....just nonsense!

from your analogy, after a professor has reached the enviable administrative post of Deputy vice chancellor or vice chancellor ,he should still go and vie for faculty Dean or even head of department because it is very lucrative?
My friend don't stand logic on it's head.
There are clearly demarcated career progression marks. It seems that Tinubu promoted Afikuyomi beyond Afikuyomi's reach and capacity. The man is just. Re adjusting to his correct level and faculty. (Water will always find its true level).
Money ke? An appointee of a state party chairman now has more access to money and more prestigious than an elected senator and senate commitee chairman?
Ok kontinu.