The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expelled former Agege Local Government chairman, Ganiyu Kolawole Egunjobi, and Azeez Yusuf over alleged anti-party activities and disloyalty to the party.
The party announced the expulsion in a statement issued on Wednesday by its state chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi.
Egunjobi and Yusuf had contested the APC primaries for Agege Constituency I and Agege Constituency II, respectively, in the 2026 Lagos State House of Assembly nomination process but failed to secure the party’s tickets.
According to the APC, the two subsequently obtained tickets from another political party, the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), instead of accepting the outcome of the party’s internal process or pursuing available avenues of redress.
Ojelabi described the move as an act of anti-party activity and disloyalty, saying their subsequent resignation from the APC was a “belated, face-saving attempt” to pre-empt disciplinary action.
He said party membership could not be treated as a political platform to be used during primaries and abandoned after an unsuccessful outcome.
“The APC is a political organisation governed by rules, regulations and constitutional obligations. While members are free to aspire to elective office, such aspirations must be pursued within the framework of the Party’s constitution and the applicable electoral laws,” Ojelabi said.
He added that members who lose internal contests were expected to accept the outcome or seek redress through legitimate party and legal channels rather than contest on another platform during the same electoral cycle.
The Lagos APC said it had invoked Article 9(5)(II) of the APC Constitution, as amended in 2022, in taking disciplinary action against the two former members.
The party also said the action was being taken against the backdrop of the 2026 electoral framework and the requirement for political parties and political actors to comply with applicable electoral laws and regulations.
The APC subsequently declared that Egunjobi and Yusuf were no longer members of the party and warned that neither had the authority to speak, negotiate, represent or transact business on behalf of the Lagos State APC.
It urged party members, supporters, stakeholders and the general public to take note of their changed status and refrain from dealing with them as representatives or authorised agents of the party.
“The APC is a Party of rules. Its tickets are contested, its decisions are respected, and its integrity will be protected,” Ojelabi said.
The state chairman added that the Lagos APC would continue to take steps to preserve the discipline, cohesion and credibility of the party ahead of the forthcoming elections.
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