The Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government, Hon. Tunde Azeez has resigned from his position on Wednesday, citing health challenges.
Subsequent upon Azeez’s resignation, his deputy, Hon. Abdulganiyu Vinod-Obasa, who is the son of Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has succeeded to the seat as the substantive Chairman.
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State had some months back protested when Vinod-Obasa was going to be made Chairman, on the ground that both father and son could not hold key positions in a state that had myriads of qualified party faithful.
A commentator on social media said: “They were all claiming that the party is bigger than one individual and Obasa cannot be Speaker while his son will be LG Chair. Now what are they going to say when the son has finally emerged?”
Azeez served notice of his exit via a letter submitted to the Agege Local Government Legislative Arm.
He stated that his health issues had “significantly impacted his ability to discharge his duties.”
Following the receipt of the letter, the legislative council unanimously passed a resolution accepting his resignation, effective immediately.
The legislative council acknowledged Azeez’s dedication to public service and wished him well in his future endeavors.
Son of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudasiru Obasa’s son, Abdul-Ganiyu, subsequently accepted the new role.
The erstwhile Chairman, Tunde Azeez, had gone on medical leave since the swearing in of the new administration for the council.
Between April and May 2025, a pressure group, known as Concerned Citizens of Agege in an open letter, stated that the people of Agege and Orile Agege could no longer keep quiet and watch as Obasa is bent on imposing his son on the party in the forthcoming local government election.
The group stated that they cannot serve Obasa for over a decade and at the same time serve his son, whom many described as a political lightweight on the people of Agege Local Government.
‘The good people of Agege and Orile Agege are no longer silent. We have endured decades of underperformance, political manipulation, and failed promises from the Father. Since his arrival in office, not a single meaningful empowerment programme has been delivered to the people. ‘Year after year, he collects constituency allowances meant for the development and upliftment of our communities, yet we see no trace of impact, no real empowerment, and no benefit to the people who trusted him with their votes.
‘We say NO to father and son. Public office is not a family heritage. Agege is not an empire to be inherited. The people deserve capable, proven Personalities, not political heirs who has never been involved in grassroots politics, never attended ward or LG meetings, and whose name is completely unknown to the political base.
“To make matters worse, the father is also trying to impose another candidate in Orile Agege. Again, we say NO. The people of Orile Agege are not blind. We see through the games and reject this recycled leadership.
‘This is not democracy. This is a hijack of power. It is an insult to loyal party members and a betrayal of trust. This desperate political imposition is dead on arrival. Agege and Orile Agege deserve better, leaders who are qualified, present, and committed to true service. The era of being fooled is over. Let the voice of the people be louder than money, louder than manipulation, and louder than fear.”
Similar sentiments were echoed by the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, in Agege and Orile-Agege, council areas, who had urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to halt the alleged imposition of political candidates by the Speaker.
The protesters displayed banners with messages such as ‘Red Card, Obasa, Otoge’ and chanted songs pleading for President Tinubu’s intervention.”
