2 APC guber aspirants step down for Solomon

Two governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) coming out from the Ikorodu Di­vision of Lagos State have voluntarily stepped down for an aspirant from the area, Senator Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon, popularly called GOS.
As a result, political and eminent leaders in Ikorodu Division have unanimously adopted Solomon as the APC consensus candidate for the Division. Those who stepped down from the race include Mr. Taiwo Akintunde Kara and a for­mer Head of Service in the state, Prince Adeseye Ogunlewe.
The decision to step down for Solomon to pave the way for his adoption as the Ikorodu Division consensus candidate was reached at a meeting held at the Ikorodu town hall on November 7 with represen­tatives of the various coali­tion groups clamouring for ‘Ikorodu Division for Gov­ernor 2015,’ respectable el­ders of the community and the three APC aspirants namely- Ogunlewe, Kara and Solomon.
A communiqué endorsed by the three aspirants dated November 17 said the agi­tation by Ikorodu Division was justified following the zoning of the party’s gov­ernorship ticket to Lagos East. According to them, “the indigenes of Ikorodu outvoted their son, Prince Biodun Ogunleye to pave way for an indigene of the Epe/Ibeju-Lekki commu­nity to emerge as gover­norship candidate in 1192. It is expected that the Epe/ Ibeju-Lekki community will support ‘Ikorodu Divi­sion for Governor agenda’ on APC platform for the 2015 elections. “We re­main a team and will work together towards ensuring that the Ikorodu Division agenda becomes a reality,” the communiqué of the meeting added.
Following the with­drawal of the two aspirants, Ikorodu leaders and elders under the auspices of Emi­nent Persons of Ikorodu Division (EPID) adopted the decision of the three aspirants and thereafter ad­opted Solomon as the APC governorship consensus candidate for Ikorodu Divi­sion. A communiqué signed on behalf of the body by its Chairman, who is also the Asiwaju of Ikorodu land, Chief Babatunde Olusola Bension, SAN said the de­cision to present a consen­sus candidate by the area was to avoid their experi­ence during the 2011 elec­tions when they had more than one candidate vying for the same seat from the area.
“It is in this connection that the entire people of Ikorodu Division proudly present Senator Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon (GOS) as the candidate of Ikorodu Division to the All Progressives Congress for 2015 Lagos State gov­ernorship race. The group (EPID) hereby calls on the leadership of APC in Lagos State as well as the national leaders of the party to rally support for its sole candi­date GOS to emerge as the party’s candidate and even­tually, Lagos State gover­nor in May 2015.