Meanwhile, a faction of the APC in Lagos State led by Fouad Oki, has supported Ambode’s return bid, saying like his predecessors, he was entitled to a second term of office without a contest.
The faction, which broke away in February due to alleged cases of illegalities, manipulation and marginalisation against some members, warned that if the deep-seated cases of injustice “are not addressed in the interest of equity, fairness and justice, we may all suffer for it as we are currently suffering for the Osun debacle.”
In a telephone conservation with THISDAY yesterday, the Chairman of Lagos APC faction, Oki, supported the privilege of the first refusal for a performing first-term governor, though admitted that there was no provision for such privilege in the APC Constitution.
Contrary to the position of the party leadership, Oki explained that every first-term governor should be given the privilege of the first refusal, though acknowledged that the APC Constitution did not make provision for such privilege.