The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the list of candidates who will fly the party’s flag as official candidates in the 2027 House of Assembly and House of Representatives elections.
The list of successful candidates was released in a public notice on Monday, signed by the APC Chairman in Lagos, Cornelius Ojelabi, following the conclusion of party primaries.
NewsWatch Nigeria reports that the list contained 24 candidates for the House of Representatives and 40 candidates for the Lagos State House of Assembly.
Prominent names on the list for the House of Representatives include the incumbent Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, for Agege Federal Constituency, James Abiodun Faleke, for Ikeja Federal Constituency and Babajimi Benson, for Ikorodu Federal Constituency.
In Alimosho, Olabisi Adebanjo emerged as the APC candidate, making her the only woman among the 24 House of Representatives candidates released by the party.
House of Assembly
Prominent names of candidates for the Lagos State House of Assembly include the incumbent Deputy Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, for Apapa Constituency I, while Barakat Bakare-Odunuga clinched the Surulere I ticket after stopping the incumbent, Desmond Elliott.
Also, Damilola Ayinde-Marshall, daughter of popular musician, King Ayinde Wasiu, emerged for Surulere II.
Other aspirants who made the list are: Saheed Bankole for Eti-Osa I, Gbolahan Yishawu for Eti-Osa II, Oladipo Olayinka Ajomale for Oshodi-Isolo I, and Mayowa Alakija for Oshodi-Isolo II.
In Ikorodu, Toyin Gafar and Moshood Aro emerged for Ikorodu I and II, respectively.
Orekoya Abiodun and Moruf Alli-Balogun won the Somolu I and II tickets.
Temitope Adewale and Rasheed Lanre Makinde secured the tickets for Ifako-Ijaiye I and II, while Oluwaseun Adebisi Ege and Suraju Tijani emerged for Ojo I and II.
For Ikeja Constituencies I and II, Adedamola Kasumu and Adeseyi Lawal emerged victorious.
Saad Olumoh won the Ajeromi-Ifelodun I ticket, while Sabur Akanbi Oluwa secured the ticket for Ajeromi-Ifelodun II.
In Lagos Island, Lara Olumegbon-Lawal emerged for Constituency I, while Yusuf Nurudeen Abiodun won the Lagos Island II ticket.
Olatunji Lukmon Jimoh-Orelope and Joseph Kehinde secured the tickets for Alimosho I and II, respectively.
As of press time, the Appeals Committee set up to resolve grievances arising from the primaries was still addressing various petitions it had received.
See the list below.
