Lagos APC Expels Egunjobi and Yusuf Over APM Nominations

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has expelled Ganiyu Egunjobi and Azeez Yusuf, saying they breached party rules by seeking nomination from the Allied Peoples Movement after the APC’s disputed primary process. The two are APM candidates for Agege Constituencies I and II, respectively, in the 2027 Lagos State House of Assembly election. Lagos APC chairman Cornelius Ojelabi announced the expulsions in a statement on September 23. He said the party invoked Article 95II of its constitution, as amended in 2022, and accused the men of disloyalty and anti-party activity. The party said members who lose internal contests should accept the outcome or pursue avenues of redress rather than seek another party’s nomination within the same electoral cycle. The APC said Egunjobi and Yusuf had not secured its tickets and that Gbenga Abiola and Sakiru Enimakure were its candidates for Agege Constituencies I and II, respectively. Egunjobi and Yusuf dispute the primary outcomes and have maintained that they won their contests. The available accounts do not establish the official vote totals or resolve the competing claims.