…Writes APC Chair To Discard Purported List Submitted By House Of Reps Member, Faleke, Olabinjo
In a quick effort to setting the records straight, the political leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ojokoro LCDA has affirmed former Managing Director of Lagos State Signage and Advertising Agency (LASAA), Mobolaji Sanusi as the consensus candidate for the chairmanship seat.
Their declaration was contained in a letter directed to the State Chairman of the party, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, on Friday.
The letter signed by former members of the Lagos State House and House of Representatives Members, Hon. Ipoola Omisore and
Hon. Adisa Owolabi respectively, urged Ojelabi to disregard a purported list allegedly written by the incumbent member representing Ifako-Ijaiye federal constituency, Hon. Benjamin Olabinjo stressing that the said list does not emanate from a quorum of the Ojokoro apex council.
The leaders added that Olabinjo’s alleged list purportedly submitted through Hon James Faleke, was an attempt to frustrate the earlier consensus building initiatives by “Ojokoro Apex leaders to ensure a hitch-free emergence of our LCDA chairmanship party candidate in the upcoming local government elections in Lagos State”
The leaders maintained that Olabinjo’s purported list does not represent the wish of the party members and leadership hence it belongs to the bin.
“It was at one of such numerous meetings that leaders that were present, voluntarily agreed to signing a resolution adopting Mr Mobolaji Sanusi as the APC candidate for Ojokoro in the upcoming local government elections. Other decisions were equally agreed upon, voluntarily at that meeting.
“The beauty of democracy is supremacy of the majority. Therefore, it is interesting to highlight that twelve out of 18 Ojokoro leaders signed for Sanusi’s adoption as the party chairmanship candidate in the upcoming elections.
“Of utmost importance in this regard is the fact that three members who are listed Apex members with chairmanship aspirations were not allowed to sign because of the trite equitable legal principle of someone not being a judge in his own cause.
“Therefore, in line with our regulation, only fifteen (15) leaders could have readily been voluntary signatories to the resolution adopting Mobolaji Sanusi. Listed herein are those three(3) apex members aspiring to contest for the chairmanship position but could not vote including: Alhaja Fausat Olajokun, Hon. Rasheed Makinde and Mobolaji Sanusi Esq.
“From the 15 leaders that were qualified to vote, 11 signed for Sanusi’s adoption. No reasonable person can doubt the consensus in 11 out of 15 qualified leaders adopting Sanusi as our party chairmanship candidate in Ojokoro.
“The binding resolution, freely signed by eleven(11) leaders of Ojokoro remains binding and cannot be superseded by a subsequent list of largely adulterated ‘20 leaders’. We call on the party leadership to throw the list into the waste bin despite insinuations that few leaders from amongst the ones that signed for Sanusi also signed the reactionary list of ‘20 leaders’ submitted to the state party chairman by Hon. Faleke. Apart from this list’s inherent inadequacies, we also believe in law and equity that when two equities are equal, the first in time prevails.
“We present herein names of authentic leaders that freely signed for Sanusi’s adoption for purposes of absolute information and sanctity of truth. They include: Hon. Ipoola Omisore(two-term member, Lagos State House of Assembly), Chief Oluyomi Olaogun(an octogenarian and politician of note in Ojokoro and Lagos State), Otunba Aremu Akindele(pioneer chairman of Ifako-Ijaiye local government), Hon. Adisa Owolabi( immediate past member, House of Representatives), Hon. Emmanuel Olotu(incumbent member of the Lagos State House of Assembly), Hon. Jelili Oseni(former councilor and incumbent APC LG Chairman in Ojokoro), Dr Waheed Adeleke Ipaye(former Sole Administrator of Ojokoro LCDA), Prince Adewale Bello(immediate past APC LG chairman in Ojokoro), Alhaji A.A. Amosun(former APC LG Chairman in Ojokoro), Dr Idris Salako(former commissioner in Lagos State), and Hon. HID Tijani(incumbent chairman of Ojokoro LCDA). Alhaja Fatimo Oye-Balogun, notable politician and former woman leader of Ojokoro also signed for Sanusi.
“None of the aforementioned leaders could claim, in all conscience, that their signatures were procured under coercion(Hereby attached is the list of voluntary signatories to Sanusi’s adoption).
“We call on Pastor Ojelabi and Hon. Faleke not to allow few self serving leaders in Ojokoro to bring their reputation into disrepute.
“The surreptitious list hurriedly submitted to the party chairman was done in haste and in bad taste with dire consequences of creating malcontents including projecting our dear party in bad light.
“We state that our list adopting Sanusi is the authentic consensus list from genuine Ojokoro leaders while the one in contention should be treated as an afterthought that could not stand the test of legal scrutiny.”
