Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, the Iyaloja-General of Nigeria and daughter of President Bola Tinubu, has rejected the outcome of the recently concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries in Lagos State, alleging that the process was manipulated in favour of the Justice Forum faction of the party.
Key Highlights:
- Folashade Tinubu-Ojo rejected the Lagos APC primary results, alleging manipulation.
- She claimed candidates in Mushin II, Agege II, and Ojokoro were denied victories they genuinely won.
- Tinubu-Ojo threatened protests if the disputed results are not reviewed.
- She warned that rivalry between the Justice Forum and Mandate Group factions could divide the APC ahead of 2027.
- She also reaffirmed support for Obafemi Hamzat and called for greater inclusion of market women in politics.
Tinubu-Ojo made the remarks late Wednesday during a weekly meeting of market leaders and stakeholders held at her office in Alausa, Ikeja.
She questioned the results declared for Mushin Federal Constituency II, Agege Constituency II and Ojokoro Constituency, insisting that the announced winners did not reflect the actual outcome of the primaries.
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The Lagos APC had earlier released the names of candidates who emerged from the House of Representatives and Lagos State House of Assembly primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The list, signed by Lagos APC Chairman Cornelius Ojelabi, showed that 24 candidates secured House of Representatives tickets, while 40 candidates emerged for the Lagos State House of Assembly elections.
Among those announced as winners in the state assembly primaries were Mojisola Meranda for Apapa I, Musibau Lawal for Apapa II, Barakat Bakare-Odunuga for Surulere I and Damilola Ayinde-Marshall for Surulere II, alongside other successful aspirants across the state.
However, Tinubu-Ojo called on APC leaders at both the state and national levels to investigate the disputed primaries before the final ratification of the results, warning that unresolved grievances could worsen divisions within the ruling party.
She maintained that some aspirants, including Hon. Seye Oladejo in Mushin Constituency II, Mutiu Olaide Oladeebo in Agege II and Olotu Ojo in Ojokoro Constituency, genuinely won the primaries and should not be denied victory.
“We are ready to protest because of Seye Oladejo of Mushin Federal Constituency 02, Mutiu Olaide Oladeebo of Agege 2 constituency, Olotu Ojo of Ojokoro constituency, because we know they won this election. Their mandate should not be given to somebody else,” she said.
Tinubu-Ojo also expressed concern over the growing rivalry between the Justice Forum and Mandate Group factions within the APC, warning that the crisis could threaten party unity ahead of the 2027 governorship and general elections.
“We have to cry out now. Let APC cancel Justice and Mandate Forums. We are one family. We are for APC. Now, they are using Justice Forum and Mandate because our candidate, Obafemi Hamzat, belongs to the Justice Forum. Everyone is now joining the Justice Forum because they believe that is where the incoming governor belongs. Are we not Lagosians? We are all APC,” she stated.
She further said, “Even when he becomes governor, he will not govern only APC members; he has to balance it. Everyone must be carried along. If you are a leader, you are leading both your friends and foes.
“I can’t understand members of the Mandate Group dumping Mandate and joining the Justice Forum. And if Mandate won the election, they would try to manipulate and put Justice Forum members there. It is saddening. It is a way of telling us that hard work does not pay in politics. Something must be done about it.”
Tinubu-Ojo also reaffirmed the support of market women across Lagos State for the governorship ambition of Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat and other APC candidates.
According to her, traders and market stakeholders remain a major voting bloc in Lagos politics and should be given greater inclusion in governance and political appointments across the state.
