Lagos East Senatorial Bye-Election: APC Settles For Ex-Polaris Bank Boss, Abiru
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed that a former Commissioner for Finance in the state,Mr Tokunbo Abiru, is the party’s consensus candidate for the forthcoming Lagos East Senatorial bye-election.
The party’s state Assistant Publicity Secretary, Mr Abiodun Salami, gave the confirmation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)on Friday in Lagos . H said the choice of Abiru, who recently stepped down as CEO of Polaris Bank, was agreed upon by party elders, including the APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Salami said Abiru had been successfully screened at the party secretariat,adding that all the other aspirants had stepped down for him in agreement with the party.
