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Tinubu's daughter threatens protest over alleged rigging in Lagos APC primaries

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Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • President Bola Tinubu’s daughter, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, threatened to protest the results of the Lagos APC primaries.
  • She alleged that the primaries were skewed in favor of the Justice Forum bloc, particularly in specific constituencies.
  • Tinubu-Ojo urged party leaders to investigate the disputed results to prevent internal tensions ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, daughter of President Bola Tinubu and the Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, has threatened a protest over the recent All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries in Lagos State. She claims the process was manipulated to favor the party's Justice Forum bloc, particularly in the Mushin Federal Constituency 2, Agege Constituency 2, and Ojokoro constituencies.

The Lagos APC released the list of candidates for the House of Representatives and State House of Assembly primaries on Monday. However, Tinubu-Ojo insists that the published results for certain constituencies do not reflect the actual outcomes. She specifically cited alleged victories for candidates like Hon. Seye Oladejo (Mushin Constituency 2), Mutiu Olaide Oladeebo (Agege 2), and Olotu Ojo (Ojokoro), stating their mandates were altered.

We are ready to protest because of Seye Oladejo of Mushin Federal Constituency 02, Mutiu Olaide Oladeebo of Agege 2 constituency, Olotu Ojo of Ojokoro constituency, because we know they won this election. Their mandate should not be given to somebody else.

— Folashade Tinubu-OjoExplaining her readiness to protest the primary results.

Tinubu-Ojo urged APC leaders at both state and national levels to urgently investigate the disputed primaries before the results are finalized. She warned that failure to address these grievances could deepen internal divisions within the ruling party, potentially destabilizing its cohesion ahead of the 2027 general elections.

She further alleged that internal party structures are being manipulated along factional lines, specifically between the Justice Forum and the Mandate Group. Tinubu-Ojo suggested that this division could undermine party unity, especially as some individuals are reportedly joining the Justice Forum due to its perceived alignment with the incoming governor.

We have to cry out now. Let APC cancel Justice and Mandate Forums. We are one family. We are for APC. Now, they are using Justice Forum and Mandate because our candidate, Obafemi Hamzat, belongs to the Justice Forum. Everyone is now joining the Justice Forum because they believe that is where the incoming governo

— Folashade Tinubu-OjoAlleging factional manipulation within the party.
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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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