The All Progressives Congress (APC) has begun shaping its political structure ahead of the 2027 general election, with several candidates emerging during the party’s House of Representatives primaries held across Lagos State.
In Agege Federal Constituency, former Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa secured the APC ticket, strengthening his political influence within the party after months of intense political calculations.
Similarly, Moses Olarewaju emerged victorious in the Amuwo Odofin Federal Constituency primary, positioning himself as the party’s flagbearer for the House of Representatives contest.
In Ejigbo, Monsuru Obe was elected the APC’S candidate for the general election.
But in Agboye-Ketu Local council development area, there is controversy after the former council chairman, Mayor Osinowo was declared winner, but the lady who is occupying the House of Representatives seat, Ogbara Kafila rejected the result, while declaring herself the primary election winner.
In Somolu, political developments took a different turn as aspirant Dullar officially withdrew from the race, a move party insiders believe may be part of ongoing realignments and consensus-building efforts within the APC structure in Lagos.
The primaries, however, were not without controversy. Reports of disruption and intimidation surfaced in parts of Lagos Mainland, reflecting the growing competition among aspirants seeking to secure strategic legislative seats ahead of 2027.
Despite the tensions, party leaders insisted the exercise remained largely successful and urged members to maintain unity after the contests.
However, in other part of Lagos mainland the primaries was thrown into controversy following allegations of voter intimidation, disruption and electoral irregularities across several voting centres.
The crisis reportedly affected areas including Apapa Road, Makoko, Iwaya and Adekunle, where party members and delegates alleged that they were prevented from participating freely in the exercise.
According to aggrieved party members, supporters of one of the aspirants, Kazeem Omolaja, allegedly disrupted the process by forcing out delegates believed to be loyal to another aspirant, Abdulhakeem Animashaun.
The development created tension within the party as accusations of manipulation and electoral malpractice surfaced during the exercise.
Supporters of Animashaun also accused some local party leaders of compromising the credibility of the election, alleging that accreditation was carried out without the use of official APC membership cards. Some delegates further claimed that certain individuals were counted multiple times during voting.
Speaking after the exercise, some protesters rejected the outcome of the primary, insisting that the process failed to meet democratic standards.
“We reject whatever outcome emerges from today’s election because the process was flawed and manipulated,” one of the aggrieved members said.
Security personnel were later deployed to some affected centres to restore order and prevent further escalation of the crisis.
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