The Speaker of the Lagos State house of Assembly, Hon Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa has withdrawn his son Abdulganiu Vinod Obasa from the July 12th 2025 Agege local government chairmanship race, which has thrown the race open once more , as he had earlier directed all intending hopeful to step down for his son, which was complied with
The withrawal on wednesday was the outcome of a meeting with the president in Abuja ,where the Speaker had gone to seek Mr President’s support for Vinod, but unfortunately, it was gathered that President kicked against the idea and asked him to choose between his current position as Speaker of the most vibrant House of Assembly or the son's Chairmanship slot..
Earlier, Obasa senior had reportedly directed all aspirants to ste down and support his son as the sole candidate for the chairmanship race.
It was further posited that President Tinubu reportedly advised against any actions that might suggest favouritism or undermine the democratic process within the party, as such will make the party unpopular more
Prior to this development, Abdul-Ganiyu Obasa had been a prominent contender for the chairmanship position, with support from various party stakeholders and youth groups. Notably, the Agege Youth Vanguard had purchased a ₦5 million nomination form on his behalf, signaling strong grassroots backing.
In response to his son’s withdrawal, Speaker Obasa has encouraged all interested APC members in Agege to pursue their political aspirations without hindrance. He has called on those who had previously stepped aside for his son to re-engage in the political process, purchase nomination forms, and actively participate in the upcoming primaries, but unfortunately the time allotted for the purchase of forms by aspirants had elapsed before the withdrawal. Which shows that only those who are opposed to Obasa Son's ambition are the ones who bought forms and will slug it out on May 10th 2025 for the ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)
This action has thrown the entire Agege into confusion as majority of those interested can not purchase forms again as those who bought are already screened and the outcome of the screening exercise will be out tomorrow Saturday 3rd May 2025 according to the guidelines released by the party
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