Monday, September 14, 2026 -Lagos State House of Assembly member, Desmond Elliot, has apologised to the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, over his conduct during the last All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Lagos.
Elliot was seen in a video circulating on social media
kneeling before Gbajabiamila and asking for forgiveness, while also appealing
to be accepted back into the APC fold in Lagos.
“I’m sorry, I have no excuse. I have nothing other than to
say I’m deeply sorry, and I am hoping to be cultured in the future,” Elliot
said.
His apology followed a disagreement with the party
leadership over the APC primary conducted in May to select its candidate for
the Surulere Constituency I seat.
Elliot had withdrawn from the primary, alleging that his
supporters were subjected to intimidation and political pressure during the
exercise.
He later rejected the outcome of the election and vowed to
challenge the process through the party’s appeal mechanism.
The former actor ultimately lost the APC ticket to Barakat
Odunuga-Bakare, who was widely believed to have the backing of Gbajabiamila.
“I was wrong” DESMOND ELLIOT kneels before GBAJABIAMILA to beg for forgiveness after fallout over APC primary pic.twitter.com/hfx1EXAr2c
— DAILY POST 🇳🇬 (@dailypost_ng) September 14, 2026
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