{
  "id": 8122750,
  "title": "Ex-Lagos LG chairman, aspirant defend APC exit, secure APM assembly tickets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/ex-lagos-lg-chairman-aspirant-defend-apc-exit-secure-apm-assembly-8122750",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T23:20:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ex-lagos-lg-chairman-aspirant-defend-apc-exit-secure-apm-assembly-tickets/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Agege Local Government Chairman Ganiyu Egunjobi and former aspirant Azeez Yusuf have denied reports linking their defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to Speaker Mudasiru Obasa. The two announced their switch to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in a joint statement to PUNCH Online. They contested the APC tickets for Agege Constituencies I and II, but lost the primaries to Glenga Abiola and Sakiru Enimakure, respectively. Despite their initial loss, Egunjobi and Yusuf insisted that their decision to join APM was not influenced by Obasa. They claimed the decision was taken independently after careful consideration of their experiences in the party. The duo acknowledged that defections are common in Nigerian politics, citing former Minister of State for Defence Musiliu Obanikoro as an example. They expressed disappointment with the APC leadership for failing to initiate reconciliation efforts following the contested primaries, stating that their defection was a direct consequence of the denial of their mandates.",
  "summary": "A former Agege LG chairman, Ganiyu Egunjobi, and an aspirant, Azeez Yusuf, have defended their exit from the APC after securing APM assembly tickets. Read More: https://punchng.com/ex-lagos-lg-chairman-aspirant-defend-apc-exit-secure-apm-assembly-tickets/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Ex-Lagos LG chairman, aspirant defend APC exit, secure APM assembly tickets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/ex-lagos-lg-chairman-aspirant-defend-apc-exit-secure-apm-assembly",
        "published": "2026-09-17T23:18:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}