Desmond Elliot, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has faced a setback in his bid for a fourth term, according to Vanguard.
According to many Presidency sources, President Bola Tinubu has repeatedly rejected various appeals from prominent persons.
It was also reported that pleas to the President to overturn the decision of Surulere APC stakeholders, who had thrown their weight behind the immediate past Lagos Special Adviser on Housing, Barakat Odunuga-Bakare, as his replacement as part of a decision to encourage women and gender inclusion, went unheard.
Sources disclosed that at various points, Elliot reportedly dispatched a retired General, his wife, a Senator; a current serving Minister and an ally of the President, at different times to “make his case at the Villa.”
Each of them apparently failed to secure Tinubu's support for Elliot's fourth term bid, as the President insisted on internal democracy.
In each of the several engagements, it was discovered that "Tinubu's position did not waver."
He informed those who attended that the decision had been made by the majority of Surulere stakeholders, and that he had no intention of going against his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, whom he characterised as the GAC Leader in Surulere and a pillar of Surulere's growth for years.
The President reportedly went on to say that the direct primary election would "indicate who commands popular control of Surulere APC politics, not external influence."
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