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Leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, successful Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State person petitioned President Bola Tinubu, the party’s National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, members of the National Working Committee, NWC, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, alleging that the result of the party’s superior predetermination for Agege Constituency I was altered aft the exercise.
The petition, dated June 1, 2026, was jointly signed by the APC president and caput successful Agege LGA, alongside executives from the 5 wards that marque up the constituency.
The enactment leaders claimed that Mr Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi emerged victorious successful the superior predetermination conducted connected May 20, 2026, but was subsequently denied designation arsenic the party’s campaigner for the Lagos State House of Assembly seat.
According to the petitioners, Egunjobi secured 9,132 votes retired of the 10,126 ballots formed crossed the constituency’s 5 wards. They stated that Mr Tunde Shola Oladipo polled 560 votes, portion Mr Micheal Abiola Oluwagbenga received 434 votes.
The radical maintained that Egunjobi was duly screened and cleared to enactment successful the workout and was officially declared the victor by the designated returning officer, Kayode Kassim Eleshin, astatine the decision of the primary.
They further noted that the predetermination was observed by APC officials, representatives of INEC, information agencies, jo...
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