The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expelled Chief Ganiyu Kolawole Egunjobi and Azeez Yusuf, citing alleged anti-party activities and disloyalty.
In a statement released on Wednesday by state chairman Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, the party said the two men had contested the APC’s 2026 House of Assembly primaries for Agege Constituency I and Agege Constituency II but failed to secure the party’s tickets. Instead of accepting the primary results or seeking internal redress, they later obtained nomination tickets from another political party, the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
The Lagos APC described this as a breach of membership obligations. It argued that joining another party after participating in its primaries within the same electoral cycle constituted unacceptable disloyalty. The party dismissed the men’s subsequent resignations from the APC as a late attempt to avoid disciplinary measures.
The expulsion was carried out under Article 9(5)(II) of the APC Constitution (as amended in 2022). The statement made clear that Egunjobi and Yusuf are no longer members and therefore lack any authority to speak for, represent, negotiate on behalf of, or conduct business in the name of the Lagos APC or the national party. Party members, supporters, and the public were urged not to treat either man as an authorised representative.
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Egunjobi, a former Agege Local Government chairman, and Yusuf had earlier been linked in some reports to Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, though both have publicly rejected claims that their departure was directed by him. They maintained that their decision was independent and stemmed from what they described as unresolved grievances over the primary process.
In a response issued the same day, the two men stated that they had already resigned from the APC in July 2026—weeks before the expulsion announcement—and had moved to the APM. They questioned how the party could expel individuals who had already left, describing the action as belated. They also alleged that they had won their respective primaries but were denied the tickets, and said they had exhausted internal channels for redress before leaving.
This development forms part of ongoing tensions within Lagos APC circles ahead of the 2027 elections, particularly around candidate selection in Agege. The party has emphasised that it will continue enforcing its rules and maintaining internal discipline.
The APC’s position is that membership carries obligations of loyalty that do not end simply because a member loses an internal contest. Egunjobi and Yusuf, for their part, frame their exit as a legitimate response to what they view as injustice in the nomination process.
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