Joe Igbokwe retains position as result of Lagos APC congress leaks on eve of exercise

While aspirants would be vying for different elective positions at the All Progressives Congress (APC) state congress across the nation on Saturday, those in Lagos would only file at the party’s secretariat in Ikeja for other purposes but not election.

Barring last-minute changes, aspirants of stakeholders of the party in the state would constitute the party’s executive committee for the next four years.

The Lagos APC had earlier banned those who had spent up to eight years as ward, council and state executive members, from seeking reelection.

While announcing the ban,Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the APC, said it was time for the party to have new people.

“We fought hard against tenure elongation, and now we are going to have our congresses. Some of you who have spent two, three, four terms as ward, local government and state executive members, it is time to go,” he had said.

“I mean if you have spent eight years, twelve years, you have tried. You should give us chance, let us now have new people.”

But in a consensus list obtained by TheCable on Friday, Joe Igbokwe, who has been publicity secretary of the party since 2006, was among the 36 candidates selected for various offices.

Tunde Balogun, a former commissioner in the state, was endorsed as chairman while Sunday Ajose, a former head of service in Lagos, was selected as deputy.

Jumoke Okoya-Thomas, a former member of the house of representatives, has been chosen as women leader while Wale Ahmed, a former commissioner in the state, is being considered as secretary.

Some members of the party who are not in support of consensus have been insisting on election.

Below is the consensus list:

• Tunde Balogun, state chairman
• Sunday Ajose, deputy chairman
• Funsho Olugunde, vice-chairman (west)
• Ashipa Olusanya, vice-chairman (east)
• Akeem Bangbola, vice-chairman (central)
• Wale Ahmed, state secretary
• Femi Saheed, deputy state secretary
• Olasunbo Ajose, state treasurer
• Joanna Asebobuyi, deputy state treasurer
• Oluyinka Osinubi, financial secretary
• Bola Olajubi, assistant financial secretary
• Joe Igbokwe, publicity secretary
• Abiodun Salami, assistant publicity secretary
• Ademola Sadiq, legal adviser
• Toke Benson, assistant legal adviser
• Ramota Bankole, welfare secretary
• R. O Olorunfemi, assistant welfare secretary
• Abdullahi Enilolobo, organising secretary
• Muftai Kadiku, assistant organising secretary
• Wale Aribiyi, auditor
• Ismaila Azeez, assistant auditor
• Jumoke Okoya Thomas, women leader
• Kehinde Babalola, assistant women leader
• Kofoworola Ajayi, senatorial women leader (west)
• Yeye Gbadebo, senatorial women leader (east)
• Fadekemi Otitonaye, senatorial women leader (central)
• Tayo Sanya-Olu, youth leader
• Busola Akeredolu, assistant youth leader
• Lukmon Jimoh, senatorial youth leader (west)
• Bashiru Adekoya, senatorial youth leader (east)
• Hameed Olanrewaju, senatorial youth leader (central)
• Abu Akilapa, ex-officio I
• Obiangeli Onu, ex-officio II
• Ibrahim Patako, ex-officio III
• Bode Oyedele, ex-officio IV
• Israel Akiode, physically-challenged

TheCable could not independently verify the list.