A coalition of Surulere stakeholders has called on the President's Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, to refrain from supporting Desmond Elliot's reported bid for a fourth term as member representing Surulere Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly. The group warned that such support would weaken the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the area. They described the alleged fourth-term ambition as a violation of the party's internal democracy and term-limit guidelines. The stakeholders insisted that fresh voices should be allowed to emerge ahead of the 2027 elections. They cited growing public dissatisfaction with prolonged tenure of officeholders within the APC structure in Lagos. No official response has been issued by Gbajabiamila or Desmond Elliot.
Desmond Elliot's push for a fourth term exposes the disconnect between party guidelines and political ambition within the APC. The Surulere coalition's resistance is less about one man and more about the erosion of internal party checks. When sitting lawmakers seek to bypass unwritten term limits, it signals that succession planning is being replaced by entitlement. For voters in Surulere, this means another battle not for better representation, but against political stagnation.
