LG Election: Group Rejects Imposition of Candidate in Ojokoro LCDA …Says “He’s Unknown to Us”

As the 2025 local government elections in Lagos State approach, the Ojokoro Progressives League, a political group within Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA), has strongly condemned alleged attempts by certain party leaders to impose a candidate on the people.

The group warned that such actions could lead to disastrous consequences for the party’s performance in the upcoming elections.

In a statement released on Friday, the group’s president, Mr. Oluwasegun Adewale, expressed the outrage of party members, particularly the youth, over the purported endorsement of Mobolaji Sanusi as the consensus candidate.

According to him, no meeting was held with stakeholders in Ojokoro LCDA where such a decision was discussed or agreed upon.

Adewale further alleged that a prominent political figure in the state is backing Sanusi’s candidacy, a move he described as unacceptable and undemocratic.

He disclosed that two meetings involving all APC aspirants in the LCDA were held, the most recent on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

He pointed out that Sanusi had not attended any of these meetings, describing his absence as a mark of disrespect to the party’s structure in Ojokoro.

“The APC’s electoral reward system is flawed, skewed, and unbalanced.

“This same system contributed to President Bola Tinubu’s defeat in Lagos during the 2023 presidential election, due to the failure of party leaders to uphold fairness and internal democracy,” Adewale said.

He reminded party members that after the 2023 electoral setback, a consensus emerged within the party that loyal, hardworking members should be duly rewarded to strengthen unity and commitment across all levels.

“The current situation in Ojokoro threatens the unity of the party, especially as some aspirants have already purchased nomination forms in preparation for the primary elections.

“Contrary to the false reports being presented to the state party leadership by the Ojokoro LCDA chapter, there was never any meeting where Mobolaji Sanusi’s adoption was discussed. No leader asked other aspirants to step down, as some would have us believe.

“We will not accept the imposition of an unknown, unpopular, and non-resident candidate on Ojokoro LCDA. As true democrats, we demand a free, fair, and credible primary election.

“We will not remain silent in the face of injustice. Our party was built on the foundations of justice and fairness, and we must continue to uphold these principles,” the group declared.