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Lagos APC expels two members after rival party candidacies

Source: Premium Times · 23 Sep 2026, 18:03 UTC
Lagos APC expels two members after rival party candidacies
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The Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress has expelled two members after they emerged as candidates of the Allied Peoples Movement. The two former APC aspirants had disputed the results of the party’s Lagos State House of Assembly primary elections, according to the supplied report.

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has expelled two members following their emergence as candidates of the Allied Peoples Movement, Premium Times reported. The two individuals were formerly APC aspirants. They had challenged the outcomes of the APC’s primary elections for seats in the Lagos State House of Assembly.

The supplied material does not name the expelled members, identify the constituencies involved or state when the expulsions took effect. It also does not include the party’s detailed explanation beyond the connection between the expulsions and the members’ emergence as APM candidates. No response from the affected members is included in the available material.

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