Members of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Ikeja Federal Constituency, Lagos State, on Monday staged a peaceful protest against the re-election bid of Rep. James Faleke.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives is positioning himself for re-election in 2019 elections.
Recall that the lawmaker had in 2016 gone to contest the deputy governorship seat in Kogi, his state of origin.
The protesters, who chanted different solidarity songs against Faleke, a two-term member of the House of Representatives, said that he had not represented the constituency well.
They carried placards with inscriptions such as “Faleke, go back to Kogi, Ikeja say no to you”, “90 Shops in Kogi, Go back to your Kogi”.
Others read: “16 years of representing Ikeja with no constituency benefit”, “Dear Tinubu, the People of Ikeja, Ojodu, and Onigbongbo say no to Faleke” among others.
One of the leaders of the protesters, Mr Solomon Johnson, said that there were so many capable and vibrant youths, men and women that could represent the constituency.
Johnson, a leader in Ikeja APC said that the protest was to tell the leadership of the party that the residents would not support the re-election of Faleke to the House of Representatives.
“He has been in power in the last 18 years and we feel he has done enough,” Johnson said.
