{
  "id": 8178504,
  "title": "Lagos 2027: Egunjobi, Ninolowo dump APC, join APM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/lagos-2027-egunjobi-ninolowo-dump-apc-join-apm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T05:22:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/18/lagos-2027-egunjobi-ninolowo-dump-apc-join-apm/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates for the Lagos State House of Assembly, Kola Egunjobi and Azeez Yusuf, have switched their allegiance to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). This move comes after alterations to the APC candidate list for Agege Constituencies I and II. Egunjobi, a former Agege Local Government Chairman, and Yusuf, also known as Ninolowo, will now compete for the Lagos State House of Assembly seats in the 2027 general election under the APM banner. The defection was prompted by disagreements surrounding the selection of candidates for the two Agege constituencies under the APC. Initially, both Egunjobi and Ninolowo were declared winners of their respective APC primaries in May. However, subsequent changes to the party's candidate list led to Egunjobi's challenge in June, claiming that the announced result did not match the recorded votes. With their shift to the APM, Egunjobi and Ninolowo will now seek victory for the two Lagos Assembly seats under the opposition party in the upcoming 2027 election.",
  "summary": "Two former All Progressives Congress, APC, aspirants for the Lagos State House of Assembly have moved to the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, following changes to the APC candidate list for Agege Constituencies I and II. The affected politicians are the former Agege Local Government Chairman, Kola Egunjobi, who is seeking election in Agege Constituency I, […] Lagos 2027: Egunjobi, Ninolowo dump APC,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Kola Egunjobi and Azeez Yusuf defect from APC to APM",
    "Defection due to APC candidate list alterations",
    "Both former winners contest Lagos House of Assembly seats in 2027"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The switch to APM by Egunjobi and Ninolowo sets them up as opposition candidates for the Lagos State House of Assembly seats, potentially shaking up the 2027 election dynamics in the state.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}