Tinubu gives APC chieftains, traditional leaders marching order to win Lagos or get sacked

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed,All Progressives Congress, APC National leader has given a marching order to the party’s chieftains and traditional leaders in Lagos State to deliver maximum votes for the party, being the only condition to retaining their various positions.

He gave the startling order at a stakeholder’s closed-door meeting with members of the Governor’s Advisory Council, GAC, at the secretariat of the Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, Independent Campaign Group, BOS-ICG, in Ikeja GRA Lagos.

Disappointed with the party’s poor outing on Saturday February 23, he threatened Alhaji Tunde Balogun, Chairman of the State Chapter and his members with sack if they mess the party’s chances off on Saturday, March 9.

He said, “Please, don’t praise me, I don’t need your praises, after the poor performance you all put up at the presidential and National Assembly elections in the state.

“It showed that most of the chieftains and council chairmen did not mobilize the grassroots after all the support from the party.

“I will not condone this act any further. Party leaders and council Chairmen who fail to perform to expectation at the next governorship and House of Assembly polls on March 9, should be ready to resign or face the music.

“We have over three million registered APC members and yet the performance last Saturday was poor.

“The Chairman of the state party, (Babatunde Balogun) should know that his position is not a permanent one. If he fails, he will have to go too,” the party leader said.

''Let me be frank with you ,I would not condone this act any further and any party leaders and council chairmen who fail to perform to expectation of the party at the next Governorship and House of Assembly polls on March 9th ,should be ready resign or face the music.

''Am sure we can do much more better than our performance in the last election and I implore all of us to go back to the drawing boards and do the needful to show our democratic prowess," Asiwaju concluded.

In attendance at the meeting were, "all party ward Chairmen, LGA officials, state executives, GAC members led by Prince Tajudeen Olusi, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, Dr. Yomi Finnih, APC Governorship candidate in the state Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his running-mate, Dr. Femi Hamzat, APC state chairman, Tunde Balogun and executive members, among others.

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