All Progressives Congress flags. Photo: APC.
Several principal officers of the Lagos State House of Assembly lost their return tickets in the All Progressives Congress primaries, signalling one of the most significant internal shake-ups in the legislature since the beginning of the current political cycle, The PUNCH reports.
A review of the APC’s list of candidates for the 2027 Assembly elections, alongside the current composition of the House, shows that some of the chamber’s most powerful figures, including the Majority Leader, Deputy Majority Leader, Chief Whip and Deputy Chief Whip, will not return under the party’s banner.
Among the biggest casualties is Noheem Babatunde Adams, the Assembly Majority Leader representing Eti-Osa Constituency I. Adams, one of the central figures in the January 2025 leadership crisis that briefly removed Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, did not secure the APC ticket for another term.
Also missing from the final list is Fatai Mojeed, the Assembly’s Chief Whip representing Ibeju-Lekki Constituency I, as well as David Setonji, Deputy Chief Whip and Deputy Majority Leader, Adedamola Kasunmu.
