22nd September, 2011
A community leader in Agege, Chief Jimoh Aileru has appealed to the leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to call leaders of the party in Agege Local Government Area to order.
Chief Aileru also urged the leadership of the party in Lagos to check the massive corruption going on in the Agege chapter of the party to prevent the party from losing the 22 October local government polls in the area.
He explained that some ACN leaders in the area were tarnishing the name of the party by giving party tickets to rich aspirants to contest the coming polls.
He said this was against the guiding principles of the party which recognised merit.
He appealed to Asiwaju Tinubu and the Lagos ACN leadership to use their wealth of experience to guide the Agege chapter in handling the selection of those to represent the party in the polls.
Chief Aileru, the first organising Secretary of the defunct Action Group, commended Asiwaju Tinubu for his leadership qualities and described him as a true democrat in the mould of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
The community leader advised the ACN leadership to follow due process in the choice of the party’s candidates for the council polls to further reinforce the credibility of the party among the electorate.
“Justice must be done to all members in the choice of the party’s candidates to prevent rancour,†he added.