The Barr. Babatunde Ogala-led Electoral Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has released the result of the screening exercise conducted for Chairmanship aspirants vying to flag the party’s flag across the 57 LGAs and LCDAs in the state come July 12, 2025.
The screening exercise was conducted at the party’s Secretariat on Acme Road, Ogba, from Tuesday, April 29 and Friday, May 3.
A total of 470 aspirants were screened out of which 432 were cleared to contest in the party’s primary elections, while 38 were disqualified or voluntarily withdrew from the race.
Theliberationnews gathered that their disqualifications were primarily due to lack of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), missing APC membership cards, and falsified secondary school certificates.
Disqualified aspirants have an opportunity to file an appeal between Sunday, May 4 and Monday, May 5. Those who wish to contest the outcome of the primaries can submit petitions to the Appeal Committee between May 12 and 13.
Ogala described the screening exercise as “rigorous and challenging,” as he affirmed that all cleared aspirants possess the capacity to deliver quality governance at the grassroots level if elected.
A gender breakdown of the aspirants revealed that out of the 470, 411 were male and 59 were female, reflecting growing female participation in local politics.
