There was violence at the primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Mushin and Igabi Local Government Areas of Lagos and Kaduna, an incident that forced the party members to flee for their safety.
It was learnt that the incident happened before the voting commenced for the APC House of Representatives primary in Mushin Constituency II on Saturday, May 16.
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It could not be ascertained if the election would be held at the time of writing this report, but tension remains high around the venue of the primary.
Daily Trust reported that the scene had witnessed chaos after there was a disagreement among the supporters of some of the aspirants
The disagreement led to a stampede as delegates and party faithful immediately vacated the scene. Among the leading aspirants were Hon. Seye Oladejo and the incumbent lawmaker, Hon. Oluwatoyin Fayinka, who is seeking re-election. Other aspirants are contesting for the party’s ticket.
In a related development, the APC primary in the Igabi LGA of Kaduna state turned violent as the chairman of the party, Bashir Jibrin Jaji, was taken away by some angry youths, while expressing their dissatisfaction with the House of Representatives primary election.
The incident happened after the APC leadership and some officials were accused of manipulating the primary election in the Igabi Federal Constituency.
Source: Legit.ng