Abdul-Ganiyu Obasa, son of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has been reportedly asked to step down from contesting in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections for the Agege Local Government chairmanship.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that the Vice Chairman of Agege Local Government, Oluwagbenga Abiola, a long-time loyalist of Speaker Obasa, stepped down for Abdul-Ganiyu, citing allegiance to the Speaker and party loyalty. …CONTINUE READING
38 aspirants, including Abdul-Ganiyu, were disqualified or withdrew voluntarily from the primary to contest the July 12 local government election.
The APC Lagos State Electoral Committee, led by former National Legal Adviser Babatunde Ogala, on Friday, released the final list of chairmanship aspirants cleared for the primary.
Out of the 470 aspirants screened between April 29 and May 3 at the party’s secretariat in Ogba, 432 were cleared to contest.
Abdul-Ganiyu’s exclusion, according to insiders, was allegedly influenced by directives from APC national leader and Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu.
The move has stirred speculation within Agege political circles, especially given Abdul-Ganiyu’s academic and professional record.
