2019: Lagos APC decentralises gubernatorial campaign

In a bid to avert the crisis that trailed the recent flag-off of its gubernatorial campaign for the 2019 general election in the state, the Lagos State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it has decentralised campaigns for the forthcoming general election across the local government areas.

Recall that the flag-off of the party’s gubernatorial campaign at Skypower Ground Ikeja, was disrupted by hoodlums suspected to be members of the National Union Road Transport Workers (NURTW), who turned up at the venue with guns, daggers and other dangerous weapons, engaging one another in a bloody factional fight.

This was after a leader of the union; MC Oluomo was stabbed in the neck at the rally.

But speaking in an interview with Businessday, Thursday, Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Joe Igbokwe, said the party had decided to adopt new measures to campaign ahead of the general election to avoid a repeat of such ugly occurrence.

Igbokwe added that the party may, however, stage some mega rallies, but would strive to avoid incidents that would affect its electoral chances.

According to him “We have decided to take the campaigns to each local government area in the state to avoid a repeat of what happened during the flag-off. It would save us money, and also save us the stress, look at the way Ikeja was locked down the other day during the flag-off.

“That does not mean we would not hold three or four mega rallies in the state, but the approach would be different. But I can assure you that APC would win the election.”