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National Assembly primaries: National headquarters yet to release results of Kwara, says State Chair
Kwara State Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Sunday Fagbemi, has urged members of the public to disregard the result of the Kwara South senatorial district primary, which is trending on an Online platform.
Fagbemi, speaking in an interview with journalists in Ilorin on Friday, noted that the party’s national headquarters has not released the results of the National Assembly primaries held in the state.
The Chairman spoke with journalists on the sidelines of a publication by The Cable Online, wherein it published the results of the National Assembly primaries of some states, including that of Kwara State.
“No results of the primaries of the House of Representatives and the Senate held in Kwara have been released.
“The results will be released by our National headquarters for everyone to see at the stipulated time; it can never be restricted.
“Any publication that therefore stipulates that someone won or lost in the National Assembly primaries held in Kwara should be ignored by members of the public; it’s fake,” Fagbemi said.
Similarly, Legislative Aide to the incumbent Senator Lola Ashiru representing Kwara South, Olaitan Adeyanju, said in a statement on Friday that her principal remains the validly elected and widely accepted candidate of the APC, having secured overwhelming support during the primaries.
According to the statement titled, ‘TheCable Report Misrepresents Reality of Kwara South APC Primaries,’ Olaitan Adeyanju stated that, “Our attention has been drawn to a misleading publication by an online media platform, TheCable, claiming that Hajia Farida Dankaka emerged as the winner of the APC Kwara South Senatorial Primaries and that her name appeared on a purported list.”
The statement added that, “For the sake of clarity, party members, supporters, and the general public must be properly informed.
“Senator Oyelola Ashiru remains the validly elected and widely accepted candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Kwara South Senatorial District, having secured overwhelming support across the district during the primary process.”
“The purported publication naming another aspirant as the winner of the election is nothing but an outright falsehood, a concoction lacking factual basis, and a desperate attempt to subvert the democratic choice voluntarily made by APC stakeholders and members across Kwara South.
“Such fabricated narratives cannot alter the truth as established at the polling points and collation process.
“No amount of media blackmail, false narratives, or hurried publications can invalidate the political strength, grassroots support, and legitimacy Senator Ashiru enjoys among APC members in Kwara South.
“We respectfully call on media organisations to uphold the sacred ethics of journalism by verifying politically sensitive information before publication and refraining from becoming unwitting tools in the hands of political propagandists,” the statement urged.
The Senator’s legislative Aide further urged party faithful and the public,” to disregard the misleading report making the rounds online. The authentic position remains that Senator Lola Ashiru’s mandate stands firm and cannot be stolen through media speculation or backdoor arrangements.”
“As loyal party members, we remain committed to lawful and constitutional processes within the APC and are confident that justice, transparency, and fairness will ultimately prevail,” the statement concluded.