Desmond Elliot, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, who has been having issues with Femi Gbajabiamila, his political godfather and the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, has said he has nowhere to go should he lose the party’s ticket in the forthcoming primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Elliot, who has been elected to the assembly three consecutive times, is seeking re-election for the fourth time and will be contesting for the party’s ticket in the forthcoming primary. However, his godfather, Gbajabiamila, has endorsed another candidate to fly the APC ticket in the 2027 election.
The assembly lawmaker has refused to step down for the anointed candidate and insisted that he would accept his faith if he loses the poll. In an interview with the BBC pidgin, he maintained that he and Gbajabiamila were not in the category of friendship mode, describing the former speaker of the House of Representatives as his father. According to Elliot, he had offended the president’s chief of staff and had apologised to him. He noted that Gbajabiamila has been cooled down and that he is cooling down, while expressing the optimism that the former lawmaker would call him again. He said he would not be leaving the party should he lose the APC ticket.
