May 23, 2026
Aziken
The political troubles now trailing Lagos lawmaker and Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot, may appear on the surface like a local Surulere power tussle. But beneath the noise is a deeper revelation about the way President Bola Tinubu has managed his political empire for decades, particularly in Lagos, where his authority has rested on a careful balance of loyalists, protégés, rival camps and multiple reporting channels.
Elliot, who represents Surulere Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly, has recently come under pressure following frictions linked to his fourth-term ambition and his alleged role in the crisis that shook the Lagos Assembly.
The matter reportedly became serious enough for Tinubu to reach out to his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, to call Elliot, described in some political circles as Gbajabiamila’s “boy,” to order.
