The New Nigeria People’s Party, Lagos state chapter has announced that it will adopt a consensus system of primaries in selecting its candidates in the forthcoming local government election slated for July 12 in the state.
Mr Richard Benson, the publicity secretary of the New Nigeria People’s Party in Lagos State made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Thursday.
He said, “We are adopting the consensus approach for our primaries.
“In places where we have many aspirants, we shall ask others to step down for the popular and strong aspirants to fly the party’s flag.”
While assuring that the party will conduct the primaries within the stipulated time as scheduled by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, he noted that the party is yet to fix the date for the primaries.
He added, “We are fully involved and participating in the local government election in Lagos.
“We are going to win some seats because we have areas where we are strong.
“We are going to win in our strongholds. We will spring a surprise in the election.”
When asked to list the party’s strongholds, the spokesman said that he would not reveal the areas so as not to let out the party’s strategy for the election.