A coalition of All Progressives Congress aspirants who participated in the party’s primaries in Lagos State has dismissed claims linking the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, to the recent protest by aggrieved party members over the outcome of the exercise.
Viral messages had alleged that Obasa sponsored Tuesday’s protest at the Lagos State Secretariat of the APC, Ogba, and even claimed he released N2bn to bankroll the demonstration.
The protest, which drew APC members from several local government areas, including Badagry, Mushin, Amuwo-Odofin, Eti-Osa, Somolu, Ajeromi and Oshodi, was staged over alleged irregularities in the primaries.
The protesters accused party leaders of manipulation of results and demanded transparency in the process.
However, in a statement on Wednesday, the aggrieved aspirants described suggestions that the protest was sponsored as false and misleading, insisting it was a spontaneous expression of dissatisfaction.
