An internal rift within the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has deepened as party elders, ward executives and grassroots members from Eti-Osa Constituency I convened a world press conference to demand the immediate restoration of the party’s ticket to Noheem Adams.

Addressing journalists and community stakeholders, representatives of the constituency, which included APC’s apex leader in Eti-Osa, Taiwo Jegede Jacob, expressed growing frustration over the alleged suppression of the primary election results held on May 20, 2026.

According to the stakeholders, Adams secured a decisive victory with 7,638 votes compared to his opponent’s 1,225 votes, a margin they argue reflects an unequivocal mandate from the local electorate.

The party leaders warned that ignoring the primary results risks undermining internal democracy and damaging the APC’s prospects in the upcoming general election.

“Our position is not borne out of hatred, personal ambition or opposition to any individual,” they stated. “Rather, it is borne out of our love for the APC, our commitment to the unity of our party and our determination to ensure victory at the forthcoming election. If our party believes in internal democracy and the supremacy of the will of its members, why should the overwhelming mandate of our members be disregarded?”

The briefing drew high-profile party figures in the area, including Governance Advisory Council (GAC) and Eti-Osa East Apex Leader, alongside youth, various Christian and Muslim leaders from across the district.

The stakeholders framed their appeal directly to national and state party leadership, calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda and Lagos State Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, to intervene.

The stakeholders urged the executive body to enforce the findings of the party’s reconciliation committee, which reportedly advised returning the ticket to Adams to avert a crisis at the polls.

“Reconciliation cannot merely be about asking aggrieved members to accept an outcome that they believe is unjust,” they noted. “True reconciliation must address the root of the disagreement—the mandate freely expressed at the primary election.”