APC primary dispute: Lagos lawmaker Apata appeals to Tinubu over denied ticket

The member representing Somolu Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Samuel Apata, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the controversy surrounding the outcome of the All Progressives Congress, APC, primary election, insisting that he was denied the party’s return ticket despite emerging victorious at the poll.
Speaking during an interview in Lagos on Wednesday, Apata maintained that he won the primary election by a significant margin but was not recognised as the party’s candidate for the 2027 election.
The lawmaker expressed confidence that President Tinubu would ensure justice prevailed, describing himself as a loyal APC member who remains commit...