Two former All Progressives Congress, APC, aspirants for the Lagos State House of Assembly have moved to the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, following changes to the APC candidate list for Agege Constituencies I and II.
The affected politicians are the former Agege Local Government Chairman, Kola Egunjobi, who is seeking election in Agege Constituency I, and Azeez Yusuf, popularly known as Ninolowo, who is contesting the Constituency II seat.
The duo have picked the APM tickets to continue their bids for the Lagos State House of Assembly in the 2027 general election.
Their defection follows disagreements surrounding the emergence of candidates for the two Agege constituencies under the APC.
Egunjobi and Ninolowo had earlier been reported as winners of the APC primaries conducted in May.
However, subsequent changes to the party’s candidate list saw Oluwagbenga Abiola listed for Agege Constituency I, while Enimakure Akindele Sakiru was named as the candidate for Constituency II.
The development prompted Egunjobi to publicly challenge the outcome in June.
He alleged that the result announced for the Agege Constituency I primary did not correspond with the votes recorded at the various voting centres.
Egunjobi’s earlier challenge to the APC primary result was also reported at the time, with him alleging that he had won the exercise before the party recognised another candidate.
With their move to the APM, Egunjobi and Ninolowo will now pursue their respective bids for the two Lagos Assembly seats under the opposition party ahead of the 2027 election.