Iyaloja-General of Nigeria and daughter of President Bola Tinubu, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, has threatened to mobilise a protest over the outcome of the recently concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries in Lagos State.
Mrs Tinubu-Ojo spoke on Wednesday during a meeting of market leaders and stakeholders at her office in Alausa, Ikeja.
She alleged that the primaries were manipulated in favour of the Justice Forum faction of the party and questioned the results announced for Mushin Federal Constituency II, Agege Constituency II and Ojokoro Constituency.
The Lagos APC had on Monday released the names of candidates who emerged from the House of Representatives and Lagos State House of Assembly primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The list signed by Lagos APC chairman Cornelius Ojelabi showed that 24 candidates emerged for House of Representatives tickets, while 40 candidates secured tickets for the Lagos State House of Assembly.
Tinubu-Ojo called on APC leaders at the state and national levels to investigate the disputed primaries before the final ratification of the results.
She said some aspirants, including Seye Oladejo in Mushin Federal Constituency II, Mutiu Oladeebo in Agege II and Olotu Ojo in Ojokoro Constituency, won the primaries.
“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,” she said.
Tinubu-Ojo also warned that the rivalry between the Justice Forum and Mandate Group factions could affect the unity of the party ahead of the 2027 elections.
“We have to cry out now. Let APC cancel Justice and Mandate Forums. We are one family. We are for APC,” she said.
She added that members were joining the Justice Forum because they believed Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat belonged to the group.
Folashade Tinubu-Ojo also expressed support for Hamzat’s governorship ambition and said market women across Lagos State remained committed to the APC.
According to her, traders and market stakeholders represent a large voting bloc and should be given greater inclusion in governance and political appointments in the state.
