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Lagos APC to Hold LG Primaries Today
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Lagos APC to Hold LG Primaries Today

The local government primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will be held today across the 377 wards in 57 council areas in Lagos State. About 338 chairmanship and over 1, 200 councillorship aspirants had appeared before the Screening Committee, while the Appeal Committee chaired by a former Deputy Governor Olufemi Pedro had also concluded its sittings. The Secretary of the Lagos State chapter of the APC, Lanre Balogun, said the party was ready for the primaries. Meanwhile, a former Deputy Governor and APC chieftain, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has urged contestants in the primary elections to shun every form of violence in order to have the peaceful atmosphere needed for the conduct of the election. In a statement issued on Friday, Orelope Adefulire, the Senior...