Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has pulled out his son, Abdul-Ganiyu Obasa, from the race for Chairman of Agege Local Government.
This was consequent upon disapproval by President Bola Tinubu, who directed that there should be no imposition of unpopular candidates.
Tinubu advised fair and open contests within the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Obasa announced the news to party leaders upon returning from a meeting with the president in Abuja.
Sources close to the development in the presidency confirmed that Tinubu instructed that all APC aspirants be given equal opportunity.
The president was said to have warned that candidate imposition could fracture party unity and harm grassroots support.
In response, Speaker Obasa urged those who had previously stepped down for his son to resume campaign and collect nomination forms ahead of the APC primaries set for July 12, 2025.
Abdul-Ganiyu’s had been absent from the recent APC screening exercise in Ikeja.
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