Video: Lagos APC crisis intensifies as Tinubu’s daughter rejects Justice Forum and Mandate Movement calls for action.

By Dapo Akinrefon

The crisis within the All Progressives Congress (APC) deepened on Wednesday when Mrs. Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, the Iyaloja General of Nigeria and daughter of President Bola Tinubu, called for the disbandment of the Justice Forum and Mandate Movement groups. She alleged that these groups had manipulated the party’s primaries.

Tinubu-Ojo specifically criticized the conduct of the House of Representatives primaries for Mushin Constituency I, Agege Constituency II, and Ojokoro. She claimed that the mandates of the aspirants in these constituencies were stolen and awarded to “a non-winner.”

Speaking at the weekly meeting of market leaders and stakeholders at the Iyaloja-General’s office in Alausa, Ikeja, she condemned what she described as political shenanigans and warned against attempts to subvert the will of party members.

She also decried the alleged marginalization of traders by political office holders, despite their contributions to the growth and electoral success of the APC in Lagos State.

The Iyaloja General cited the cases of Mutiu Olaide Oladeebo in Agege Constituency II, Seye Oladejo in Mushin Federal Constituency, and Olotu Emmanuel Ojo in Ojokoro. She insisted that the aspirants had won their respective primaries convincingly before moves were allegedly made to alter the outcomes.

“We have to cry out now; let the APC cancel Justice and Mandate Forums because our governorship candidate belongs to the Justice Forum.” She added, “Everybody is now joking at the Justice Forum because that is where our incoming governor belongs. Are we not Lagosians? When he becomes the governor, he will not be the governor for the APC alone; he has to balance it. Even when you are the governor, you have to lead both your friends and foes. It is saddening that when a Mandate Forum aspirant wins, he jumps to Justice Forum; it is saddening. It is a way of telling us that hard work doesn’t pay in politics.”

“Something must be done on that because it is important. We are sure that Seye Oladejo won in Mushin Federal Constituency and Olotu Emmanuel Ojo in Ojokoro won in Ojoroko with a landslide.” She continued, “In fact, we decided to calm down and see what they will do about it because we are ready to protest. We know they won the election and their mandate should not be given to somebody else.”

She urged APC leaders at the state and national levels to investigate the disputed primaries immediately and ensure that justice prevailed before the final ratification of the results. She warned that failure to address the grievances could worsen internal tensions within the APC ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Tinubu-Ojo declared that market women across Lagos remained committed to supporting the governorship ambition of Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat and other APC candidates nationwide. She stressed that traders deserved recognition and political appointments in return for their loyalty and sacrifices, and she urged President Bola Tinubu to acknowledge traders as critical stakeholders in national development.

Meanwhile, aggrieved APC members and supporters in Mushin threatened mass protests if the alleged mandate of Oladejo was not restored. The protesters accused leaders of the Justice Forum bloc of attempting to impose candidates and undermine internal democracy within the party. “We know who won the election, and the mandate should not be stolen. We are ready to protest if justice is not done,” one of the protesters said.

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