A Governorship aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Lagos State chapter, Abiodun Oyefusi, has condemned the party’s governorship primary in the state, alleging that she was denied victory after votes credited to her were transferred to fellow aspirant, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV).

In a statement issued by her legal representatives, Platinum & Taylor Hill LP, Oyefusi alleged that she won the Lagos State governorship direct primary held on May 22, 2026, after securing the majority of valid votes cast by party members, but was later deprived of victory through what the legal team described as a “deliberate and coordinated act of electoral fraud.”

She claimed that although Rhodes-Vivour allegedly finished third in the contest, the ADC declared him the winner after unlawfully removing all votes credited to her and reallocating them to him.

According to the statement, this was not a clerical mistake, computational error, or administrative oversight. It was a deliberate and coordinated act of electoral fraud.

The legal team further alleged that before the primary election, a petition was secretly filed against Oyefusi without her knowledge.

The lawyers added that she was neither served with the petition nor allowed to defend herself before a screening committee reportedly recommended her exclusion.