By Ayo Kehinde
Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, on Monday, staged a protest at the State House of Assembly, demanding the immediate removal of the party’s state chairman, Cornelius Ojelabi.
The protesters, who identified themselves as grassroots representatives from all 57 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state, marched to the Assembly complex bearing placards with bold messages such as “Ojelabi Must Go”and “We Want Fresh Leadership.”
Noting that the APC in Lagos has lost touch with its base under Ojelabi’s leadership, they alleged that internal democracy has been sidelined and party structures weakened across several local governments.
“We are here to demand accountability and a return to true party values. The chairman has failed to carry party members along. We need a leader who will listen to us and strengthen the APC ahead of 2027″, Tunde Afolayan from Mushin LCDA said.
“Grassroots politics is the soul of Lagos APC. If you remove that, you have nothing left. We need someone who can unify the party and reconnect with the people”, another protester, Mrs Bisi Olabode from Eti-Osa East LCDA, said.
The protesters insisted they would not back down until the party’s national leadership intervenes in what they described as a looming leadership crisis in Lagos APC.
