At least five of the 25 local government chairmen in Lagos State who participated in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries held on Saturday to get their party’s ticket to contest the local government election slated for July 12, 2025, failed to secure the party’s ticket as they lost in the election.
LEADERSHIP reports that the local government chairmen who failed in their bid to run for a second term in office include David Famuyiwa from Agbado Okeodo, Oladipo Oluwaloni from Ayobo Ipaja, Rasaq Ibrahim Olamilekan from Coker/Aguda LCDA, Hon John Campos Ogundare from Eti Osa East and Rekiya Olufunke Hassan from Onigbongbo LCDA
The Chairman of the APC’s Electoral Committee, Mr Babatunde Ogala (SAN), announced the winners of the more than eight-hour primaries. Four chairmanship candidates emerged through consensus, while 51 others contested, and the winners emerged.
Candidates that emerged via consensus and affirmed by their delegates include Mr Isa Jubril (Iba LCDA), Mrs Motunrayo Gbadebo (Ijede LCDA), Mr Rasaq Kasali (Lekki LCDA), and Mr Azeez Kareem(Otto Awori LCDA)
After the local government and LCDA ballots, Ogala declared Prince Usman Hamzat the winner for Ifako-Ijaiye LG and Mr Hameed Aroyehun for Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA.
Other winners are: Oluyemisi Rosiji (Ojokoro LCDA); Moyosore Ogunlewe (Kosofe LG); Olufemi Okeowo (Ifelodun LCDA); Olamilekan Akindipe (Ajeromi Ifelodun LG) and Suleiman Yusuf (Surulere LG).
Also, Azeez Ogidan (Coker Aguda LCDA); Tola Oyedele (Agboyi-Ketu LCDA); Taoreed Taiwo (Ejigbo LCDA); Muibi Alade (Lagos Island East); Sanusi Ismail (Amuwo-Odofin LG); Muibat Rufia (Ojo LG) and Taiwo Oyekan (Lagos Island LG).
Others are: Wale Hameed (Ikorodu North LG). Samsudeen Agunbiade (Eti-Osa East LG); Humpey Babatunde (Badadry); Sura Animashaun (Epe LG); Adebayo Olasoju (Isolo LCDA); and Sesan Olowa (Ibeju-Lekki LCDA).
Wale Alomo (Ikosi-Ejinrin LCDA); Rauf Ibrahim (Badagry West LCDA); Adedayo Ladega (Ikorodu LG); Rasak Oloyede (Oriade LCDA); Abiodun Akinola (Orile Agege LCDA) and Lateef Ashimin (Somolu).
Bolanle Bada (Ikosi-Isheri LCDA), Kehinde Oloyede (Oshodi-Isolo LG), Sunday Benson (Imota LCDA), and Kazeem Sulaiman (Ikorodu West LCDA).
Shobanjo Idowu (Apapa); Peter Ajose (Olorunda LCDA); Monsuru Ismail (Eredo LCDA); Opeyemi Akindele (Mosan Okunola LCDA), Abiodun Agbaje (Ayobo-Ipaja LCDA); Ibrahim Akinpelu (Alimosho LG); and Jimoh Olawale (Apapa Iganmu).
Others are: Bukola Omofe (Bariga LCDA); Tunbosun Aruwe (Mushin LG); Olusegun Odunmbaku (Ojodu); Idris Balogun (Egbe- Idimu); Lasisi Akinsanya (Ikotun-Igando LCDA); Akeem Dauda (Ikeja LG) and Lawal Jakande (Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye LCDA).
Bola Oladunjoye (Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA); Moyo Adebanjo (Onigbongbo LCDA); Adeola Sheriff (Eti-Osa LCDA), Babatunde Azeez (Agege LG); and Aminat Alabi (Iru/Victoria Island LCDA).
Daniel Olufemi (Itire Ikate LCDA) and Jimoh Ishola were declared winners of the Agbado Oke-Odo LCDA.
Meanwhile, some aspirants and their agents expressed surprise about the poll’s outcome and protested it in some local government areas.
Also, Ogala admitted that there might have been a few human errors but urged the aggrieved to exercise their right to appeal the outcome of the exercise.