Lagos APC Names Candidates for 2027 Polls
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the list of candidates who emerged from its House of Representatives and State House of Assembly primaries, setting the stage for the party’s participation in the 2027 general elections.
The list, announced by state chairman Cornelius Ojelabi, features 24 candidates for the House of Representatives and 40 for the Lagos State House of Assembly, reflecting the outcome of the party’s internal selection process across constituencies.
Among those selected for the House of Representatives are Mudashiru Obasa for Agege, James Abiodun Faleke for Ikeja and Babajimi Benson for Ikorodu, alongside several other returning and new figures across federal constituencies in the state. Olabisi Adebanjo, who emerged for Alimosho, is the only female candidate on the list.
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Other candidates include Muftau Egberongbe for Apapa, Moses Olanrewaju for Amuwo-Odofin, Adeyemi Alli for Mushin I, Moses Oluwatosin Fayinka for Mushin II and Fuad Kayode Laguda for Surulere I. Lanre Okunnola secured the Surulere II ticket, while Fuad Atanda-Lawal emerged for Eti-Osa.
Also listed are Bello Monsuru Oloyede for Oshodi-Isolo II, Kolade David Alabi for Somolu, Benjamin Adeyemi Olabinjo for Ifako-Ijaiye, Bolaji Kayode Robert for Ojo and Paul Abioye Kalejaiye for Ajeromi-Ifelodun. Dolapo Badru and Kayode Moshood Akiolu were picked for Lagos Island I and II, while Adebayo Balogun, Taiwo Aiyedun, Dele Osinowo, Segun Adeniran Onilude, Wale Raji and Adekunle Omolaja emerged for Ibeju-Lekki, Oshodi-Isolo I, Kosofe, Badagry, Epe and Lagos Mainland respectively.
For the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda and Musibau Lawal emerged for Apapa I and II, while Barakat Bakare-Odunuga and Damilola Ayinde-Marshall secured tickets for Surulere I and II. Oluwagbemiga Abiola emerged for Agege I, with Saheed Bankole and Gbolahan Yishawu picked for Eti-Osa I and II.
Oladipo Olayinka Ajomale and Mayowa Alakija were selected for Oshodi-Isolo I and II, while Toyin Gafar and Moshood Aro emerged for Ikorodu I and II. Orekoya Abiodun and Moruf Alli-Balogun secured tickets for Somolu I and II, and Temitope Adedeji Adewale and Rasheed Lanre Makinde for Ifako-Ijaiye I and II.
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In Ojo, Oluwaseun Adebisi Ege and Suraju Tijani emerged for the two constituencies, while Adedamola Kasumu and Adeseyi Lawal were named for Ikeja I and II. Saad Lukmon Olumoh and Sabur Akanbi Oluwa secured tickets for Ajeromi-Ifelodun I and II.
Lara Olumegbon-Lawal and Yusuf Nurudeen Abiodun were selected for Lagos Island I and II, while Olatunji Lukmon Jimoh-Orelope and Joseph Kehinde emerged for Alimosho I and II.
The announcement signals the party’s readiness for the 2027 elections following the conclusion of its primaries across the state.
