An All Progressives Congress (APC) Federal House of Representatives aspirant for Epe, Lagos State, Dr. Bakare Isiaka Adeyinka has faulted the process of the recently concluded party primary, which he described as fraudulent.
Adeyinka, in a petition written by his counsel Yemi Omodele and submitted to the Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election appeal committee said there were clear irregularities and manipulation of results.
The lawyer, in the petition dated May 18, 2026, titled, ‘A Letter of Protest and Request for Justice’, emphasized that his client was dissatisfied with the results announced, and therefore, prayed the appeal committee to order a fresh and transparent primary election in the constituency in the interest of justice.
The petition reads, in part:
“This petition is written on the instructions of my client, Dr. Bakare Isiaka Adeyinka. My client is a bona fide member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) where he obtained a nomination form to contest for Federal House of Representatives, Epe Federal Constituency.
“The primary election was conducted on 16/05/2026, but the way and manner in which the election was conducted was rather not fair and unjust. My client was thrown into dark about the election and the results announced.
“The ground of this petition are stated thus: There were manipulations in the election, figures were unduly changed, loyalists to my client were chased away and disallowed from voting when the time for election and announcement of results reached.”
The petitioner pointed out that several registered APC members in Epe Federal Constituency were not allowed to vote, as they were intimidated and harassed.
“The law enforcement agents are not left out as they were the ones who assisted Hon. Wale Raji to achieve his aims. The members of the electoral committee were loyalists of Hon. Wale Raji which they displayed during the election. The results announced is different from the number of persons that voted’, the petition further claims.
“Sir, during the hearing of this petition, my client shall tender video/documentary evidence to support his petition. To this end, my client hereby call on you sir, to look into his petition with a view to make the following orders: nullification of the APC primary election of Epe Federal Constituency conducted on 16/05/2026, and set aside the declaration of Hon. Wale Raji. Order fresh, and transparent primary election in the constituency so that the interest of justice will be better served.”
