Oyekanmi Elegushi, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate
seeking a seat in the House of Representatives, has relinquished his ticket.
The preferred candidate for the Eti-Osa federal constituency
in the House of Representatives is Babajide Obanikoro, thought to be the
candidate of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) — the highest
decision-making body of the APC in Lagos.
At first, Elegushi reportedly said he would not let the
ticket go.
In a statement on Tuesday, Tobi Etti, director of media unit
of the Elegushi Campaign organisation, said the candidate conveyed his
withdrawal from the contest in a letter addressed to Abdullahi Adamu, APC
national chairman.
Etti said though Elegushi won the party’s primary election
for the federal constituency, he relinquished the ticket in obedience to the
party and its leadership.
“While pledging his loyalty to the party, he (Elegushi)
appealed to his supporters to respect the decision of the party and ensure all
the candidates of the party are returned elected in the 2023 elections,” NAN
quoted him as saying.
During the primary election in May, Elegushi polled 25 votes
to defeat Obanikoro’s son who secured 23 votes.
While speaking to journalists after his victory, Elegushi
described the exercise as peaceful and transparent.
“I will say we are all one, Eti-Osa 1, and I say thank you
to the delegates. They played their parts and they voted their conscience,” NAN
quoted him as saying at the time.
Olubankole Wellington, Nigerian artist better known as Banky
W, clinched the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket for the same
constituency.
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