APC chairmanship aspirant Sola Osolana has criticised outgoing Agege LGA chairman, Ganiyu Egunjobi, for labelling him and other contenders as non-residents and inactive party members.
Egunjobi described Osolana as a UK-based outsider, but Osolana countered with claims of deep community roots, local business investments, among others.
The development shows widening rifts within the Agege APC chapter ahead of the July 12, 2025, council elections
Agege, Lagos state – Chairmanship aspirant for Agege local government under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Sola Osolana, has condemned the outgoing council chairman, Ganiyu Egunjobi, over comments questioning his residency and loyalty to the party.
Egunjobi had claimed in recent media reports that Osolana, alongside other aspirants, was not a resident of Agege and had little involvement in party affairs.
Egunjobi dismisses party critics as “sore losers”
In a report circulated online, Egunjobi reacted to the fallout from the APC’s recent chairmanship and councillorship primaries in Agege and Orile-Agege Local Council Development Area (LCDA), ahead of local elections scheduled for July 12, 2025.
He further accused key political figures, including former NRC Managing Director Kayode Opeifa, ex-lawmaker Dr. Samuel Adejare, and three-time Assembly member Oluyinka Ogundimu, of abandoning the community and party structures.
Egunjobi grouped Sola Osolana among aspirants who reside abroad, alleging he is based in the United Kingdom and not rooted in Agege’s political activities. He also described Osolana as a former chairmanship candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a previous election.
“In Agege and Orile-Agege, exco members were constituted about four years ago when these individuals distanced themselves from the party… It’s only people with limited education and obscurity of positions that would consider themselves contenders and not pretenders in the just concluded primaries,” Egunjobi said.
“I am a resident of Agege who has chain of businesses in the council area for many years,” he said. “I challenge any politician who has more businesses in Agege Local Government than I do.”
Osolan highlights his contributions to Agege:
Osolana, a businessman-turned-politician, highlighted his long-standing contributions to local development through his personal businesses and his non-profit, the Sola Osolana Foundation. “For over 10 years, I have funded several empowerment programmes for women and youths in Agege,” he said.
