Tinubu’s Daughter Rejects Lagos APC Primary Results, Threatens Protest
Folashade Tinubu-Ojo says 24 House of Representatives tickets and 40 Assembly tickets were announced after primaries she says were manipulated.
- On Wednesday, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, Iyaloja-General of Nigeria and daughter of President Bola Tinubu, questioned Lagos APC primary results during a market leaders meeting in Alausa, Ikeja, alleging manipulation favoring the Justice Forum faction.
- The Lagos State APC released primary results on Monday, with Lagos APC Chairman Cornelius Ojelabi confirming 24 House of Representatives and 40 State House of Assembly candidates amid friction between Justice Forum and Mandate Group factions.
- Tinubu-Ojo specifically challenged results for Mushin Federal Constituency II, Agege Constituency II, and Ojokoro, insisting Seye Oladejo, Mutiu Olaide Oladeebo, and Olotu Emmanuel Ojo legitimately won their races and should not be denied mandates.
- Reaffirming support for Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, Tinubu-Ojo threatened to mobilize protests while demanding greater political inclusion for market women as a critical Lagos constituency in governance and appointments.
- Ahead of the 2027 general elections, unresolved grievances risk deepening APC divisions as rivalry between Justice Forum and Mandate Group factions intensifies, with Tinubu-Ojo warning that faction-switching after winning signals hard work does not pay.
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The Iyaloja-General of Nigeria and daughter of President Bola Tinubu, Mrs Folashade Tinubu-Ojo has threatened to mobilise a protest over the outcome of the recently concluded All Progressives Congress, APC, primaries in Lagos State, alleging that the exercise was manipulated in favour of the Justice Forum faction of the party. Folashade Tinubu-Ojo made the remarks on Wednesday during the weekly meeting of market leaders and stakeholders held at …
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