Kogi: Yagba APC leaders defend Abejide’s emergence as Rep candidate

Party leaders, elected officials, and prominent APC chieftains from across the Yagba Federal Constituency have rallied behind the emergence of Rt. Hon. Leke Abejide as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2027 House of Representatives election, declaring that his victory at the party’s primary reflects the genuine will of its members. The leaders, […]

Party leaders, elected officials, and prominent APC chieftains from across the Yagba Federal Constituency have rallied behind the emergence of Rt. Hon. Leke Abejide as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2027 House of Representatives election, declaring that his victory at the party’s primary reflects the genuine will of its members.
The leaders, speaking under the platform of the Leke Abejide Support Group (LASG), dismissed recent criticisms of Abejide’s emergence, describing them as the product of political disappointment and a deliberate attempt to undermine a democratic decision freely made by party members across the constituency.
A statement jointly signed by the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo; the Chairman of Yagba West Local Government and ALGON Chairman in Kogi State, Tosin Olokun; and the Chairman of Yagba East Local Government, among others, stated there was no attempt by anyone to extend the lawmaker’s tenure as alleged by his critics. They stressed that Abejide subjected himself to the APC primary election and secured an overwhelming mandate through a transparent democratic process.
They maintained that his candidacy was neither inherited nor imposed, but earned through popular support across the federal constituency.
The APC leaders argued that those now challenging the outcome of the primary election had openly backed another aspirant during the contest but failed to secure the confidence of party members at the polls. They noted that the outcome of the election was decisive and reflected the preference of APC members across the 34 wards of the Yagba Federal Constituency.

Describing attempts to invalidate the result through media campaigns and public agitation as undemocratic, the group urged all party faithful to respect the verdict delivered by members of the party.

The leaders also faulted arguments based on zoning and rotational arrangements, insisting that such understandings cannot supersede the constitutional rights of eligible citizens to contest elections or the right of voters to choose their preferred representatives.