Three APC candidates show interest in Gbajabiamila’s seat in Lagos

All Progressives Congress (APC) in Surulere Local Government Area, Fuad Laguda has likely to get the nod of the party to contest the by-election for Surulere Federal Constituency 1 which has been left vacant by the outgoing speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila.

Recall that Gbajabiamila was recently appointed Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

According to Daily Trust, three candidates have shown interest to represent the ruling party in the by-election that will be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) later this year.

They are a former acting Chairman of Surulere Local Government, Agboola Dabiri; two-term former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Kabir Lawal popularly called Caesar; and Laguda, reports Daily Trust.

It was learned that a mock primary conducted among apex leaders of the party in Surulere on Sunday threw up Laguda.

One of the leaders who spoke with our correspondent yesterday on the condition of anonymity confirmed that while Dabiri is already in Abuja, Lawal had agreed to step down to pave the way for the emergence of Laguda.

“We did the mock primary yesterday (Sunday) and Laguda was unanimously nominated as candidate to represent the party. We decided on Laguda because he has the experience as a seasoned politician and also an accomplished public servant,” he said.

The publicity secretary of APC in the state, Hon. Seye Oladejo, however said the party would still follow due process in selecting a candidate and assured that the candidate would be someone committed to the ideals of progressive politics.