Lagos APC Members Revolt, Accuse Party Leadership Of Plotting To Impose ‘Distant Third’ Candidate In Somolu Constituency

The brewing crisis centers around the recently concluded primary election for the Lagos State House of Assembly, Somolu Constituency 02.

An imposition scandal is rocking the Lagos State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), following a fierce revolt by party stakeholders and constituents in Bariga over an alleged plot by powerful party elites to subvert the democratic mandate of the people.

The brewing crisis centers around the recently concluded primary election for the Lagos State House of Assembly, Somolu Constituency 02.

Official documents and an emergency press release obtained by SaharaReporters on Saturday, May 30, 2026, claimed that the sitting lawmaker, Hon. Samuel Olufemi Apata, scored a landslide victory in the direct primaries held on May 20, 2026.

However, top party machinery blocks are allegedly scheming to bypass the field results and declare a heavily defeated, "distant third" aspirant as the flagbearer ahead of the 2027 general elections.