The primary elections of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress ( APC), have come and gone, The party’s standard bearers were elected as candidates for Lagos state local government elections scheduled to be held on Saturday, 12 July 2025.

As the post-primary elections electioneering process began, candidates for both Chairmanship and Councilorship will be moving from street to street to canvass for votes, the All Progressives Congress Chairmen, Hon, Babatunde Shittabey and Hon, Babatunde Kazeem of Mushin LGA and Odi-olowo Ojuwoye LCDA Chapters respectively spoke with Mushines, stating why voters should cast their votes for the APC in the coming LGA elections.

The two party chairmen described the just concluded primary election of the party as a display of party supremacy where the leadership determine the direction of the party's internal democracy, considering several interests in the race and promoting unity among members.

“The primary elections went well, and it shows that the party supremacy is sacrosanct and the leadership decision has to be followed to the letter, which has always played out in an election like this at the grassroots and strengthen the party's internal democracy,” APC Mushin LGA Chairman.

“The primary election has come and gone, which symbolizes party unity in selecting who the party flagbearers will be for Chairmanship and Councilorship, and the party flagbearer is a well-known household name in Odi-olowo Ojuwoye, Jakande, which his father antecedent will speak for him,” APC Odi-olowo Ojuwoye LCDA Chairman.

They said in every contest like this there are always aggrieved members whose party decision might not favour them because only one person has to emerge for the chairman among several aspirants, and it is in the tradition of the party to reconcile them and the process gas began by making them to be involved in the campaign process as members of the campaign committee from the ward level to LGA level.

Stating why prospectus voters should vote for the candidates and the party at large, Hon. Shittabey of Mushin LGA said the good governance of the outgoing Chairman speaks for the party and the candidates.

“It is a known fact that the present administration has performed excellently from infrastructural development to social intervention and empowerment, education and health, you name it, Hon. Emmanuel Bamigboye has touched every aspect of our life at the grassroots and the party flagbearer is a benefactor of the achievement as a Vice – Chairman, so our people should vote for APC so that the good governance can continue even be better.

Presently, over 90 roads have been built, go to Itire is not what it used to be, Mushin central here is the same and most of these roads have solar streetlights, I can bet you I have not seen a government like that in Mushin even outside, look at Ladipo that is even State road, you can see the wonder done on the road.

On health, we have about 4 primary healthcare centres that are running 24-hour service, even currently, Idi- araba did not have a PHC before, but the chairman is constructing one there now, which is almost completed, empowerment for our youth and women, job opportunities, including the elders are not left out of the dividend of democracy, the present Chairman has done excellently well and it is enough for the people to vote massively for APC candidates in Mushin.

This is not because I am the party chairman; good governance is seen by everyone except some naysayers who want power with the campaign of falsehood and calumny.’ He said.

His counterpart in Odi-olowo Ojuwoye LCDA, Hon. Ismael Babatunde Kazeem said, he has no doubt in his mind that the people of Odi-olowo Ojuwoye will vote massively for APC because Hon, Rasaq Ajala, the Council chairman administration has shown credibility in term of performance and meeting people’s needs with several programs that speak volume for the party.

“Hon. Rasaq Ajala, the people’s man called Ogbon, his activities and programs are beyond normal government activities, exhibited tangible experience that everyone cherished and performed beyond people expectations, making people feel the dividend of democracy and bringing people closer to government with his policies and programs, that is excess of having people at the affairs of government at the grassroots, with this out people will vote for our party candidates.” He said 

Both party chairmen said the Chairmanship candidates of the party for the both local councils are products of the present administration which they have learnt the process of good governance from their Chairman's performance and have no doubt in the candidates' performance and the Councilors are popular candidates that will represent their wards effectivekt, driving development to various constitituencies in Mushin and Odi-olowo Ojuwoye together with their Chairman.