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Interim Publicity Secretary of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Joe Igbokwe | credits: File copy

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday refuted speculations that it had chosen former Accountant-General of the state, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, as its candidate for the 2015 governorship election in the state.

In a telephone interview with our correspondent, the Publicity Secretary of Lagos APC, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, said the recent endorsement of Ambode as the next governor of Lagos by the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, did not mean the party had picked him as its candidate.

He said, We have not chosen anybody as our candidate for the governorship election. The fact that the Oba of Lagos expressed his private opinion does not mean we have chosen a governorship candidate for 2015 election.

Also in a statement issued by Lagos APC on Tuesday, the party condemned the Peoples Democratic Party for threatening Oba Akiolu because of his personal endorsement of the candidature of Ambode for the Lagos State governorship contest in 2015.

APC also described as irresponsible, uncouth and callous the allegations levelled against the Oba of Lagos that he aided the rigging of elections in the state.

The party said the rude and callous statement emanating from Lagos PDP flowed from its frustration that the Oba rejected the multi-million dollar bribe the PDP had been dishing out to traditional rulers nationwide.

It added that the threat by the PDP to burn down the palace of the Oba of Lagos was a collective threat to the peace loving people of Lagos.

The statement read in part, For record purposes, the Oba of Lagos never made any illegal statement by stating his preference for the candidacy of Ambode who is still an aspirant of our party. We state that other traditional rulers have been known to make similar endorsements, and even President Goodluck Jonathan was openly cavorting traditional rulers all over the country recently for his presidential re-election aspiration.

It is understandable that the Lagos PDP has made itself a tale bearer that invests in speculating and circulating rumours and gossips, trading lies and innuendos over who gets what ticket and who backs who in Lagos APC, we dare say their attempt to pre-empt whoever emerges as APC candidate instead of working to present a credible candidate for their party, is downright silly and flows from the same lack of seriousness that has been the hallmark of Lagos PDP.

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Ontario Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne says injecting money into the auto industry is the only way to stimulate the sector, while the Progressive Conservatives are arguing lower taxes would be more effective.

As the blackout ban on campaign ads lifted Wednesday ahead of the June 12 vote, Ms. Wynne drove home the message of her first TV spot while touring the Omega Tool Corp. plant in Windsor, Ont. Her bottom line: the PCs and Liberals have opposite approaches on how to fix the provinces recovering economy and its time for voters to pick a path.

In terms of the choices in front of the people of Ontario, I think theyre very stark, she said after touring the manufacturing facility.

Her announcement of the partys plans to support the auto industry was an example of Ms. Wynnes strategy to position her party as the polar opposite of the PCs. While the Liberals want to inject money to stimulate the sector including a 10-year $2.5-billion Jobs and Prosperity Fund the PC party argues lower taxes across the board would do more good than one-off, hefty investments.

Ms. Wynne promoted her partys previous investments in the auto sector, such as a $70.9-million contribution to Fords Oakville assembly plant in 2013, which she said helped save 2,800 jobs. She then took aim at one of her opponents, saying Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak would destroy the auto industry, by ending government funding to bolster the sector.

The PC party argues their plan would help keep jobs in Ontario for the long run, without government spending. On Wednesday, Mr. Hudak criticized Ms. Wynne, saying government handouts just reward the well-connected. He did not respond to a question about automotive sector bailouts helping to preserve jobs in the province, however.

Instead, Mr. Hudak reiterated his pledge that lowering taxes and hydro costs would bolster the manufacturing industry in Ontario. Mr. Hudak made a campaign stop at Horizon Plastics in Cobourg, Ont. a manufacturing plant that has relocated some of its production to a satellite factory in a tax haven in Mexico, and one that has also benefited from government grants.

In 2011, Horizon received nearly $2-million through the provincial Innovation Demonstration Fund. At the time, a statement said this grant would help create as many as 350 new jobs.

Horizon president Peter Garvey did not answer questions on Wednesday.

Mr. Hudak claimed, however, that the factory currently has just over 200 people on its payroll, down from roughly 400 a decade ago. When asked about the fact that the company had benefited from grants in the past, Mr. Hudak said, Theyd benefit a lot more from lower taxes and affordable energy, and Peter [Garvey] agrees with me on that.

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