The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expelled former Agege Local Government chairman Ganiyu Egunjobi and Azeez Yusuf over alleged anti-party activities, disloyalty and conduct considered inimical to the integrity and discipline of the party.
The two former members contested the APC primary elections for Agege Constituency I and Agege Constituency II respectively in the 2026 Lagos State House of Assembly nomination process but failed to secure the party’s tickets.
Rather than accept the outcome of the internal democratic process or pursue redress through the party’s established channels, they obtained tickets from another political party, the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
In a statement on Wednesday, Lagos APC Chairman Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi described their action as a clear repudiation of the obligations of party membership and an unacceptable act of anti-party activity and disloyalty.
He said their purported resignations from the APC amounted to a belated, face-saving attempt to pre-empt the consequences of their actions.
“The Party’s position is that membership of the APC cannot be treated as a convenient political garment to be worn during a primary and discarded immediately after an unsuccessful outcome,” Ojelabi stated.
“The APC is a political organisation governed by rules, regulations and constitutional obligations. While members are free to aspire to elective office, such aspirations must be pursued within the framework of the Party’s constitution and the applicable electoral laws.
“A member who loses an internal contest is expected to accept the outcome or pursue legitimate avenues of redress provided by the Party and the law, not to undermine the Party by seeking an alternative platform within the same electoral cycle.”
He said the party invoked the relevant provisions of Article 9(5)(II) of the APC Constitution (as amended in 2022) in taking disciplinary action against the two.
Ojelabi declared that Egunjobi and Yusuf are no longer members of the APC and therefore have no authority to speak for, represent, negotiate on behalf of, or transact any business in the name of the Lagos State APC or the national party.
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