Amid estrangement with his godfather, Femi Gbajajabiamila, who is the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, actor and lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, has raised the alarm that his police escort have been withdrwan.
The lawmaker representing Surulere Constituency at the Lagos State House of Assembly also raised concerns over alleged intimidation and coercion ahead of the All Progressives Congress direct primaries in Surulere.
“My security personnel was taken away from me yesterday for reasons best known to them. Now I am left alone to myself. What have I done?” he queried.
He warned against any attempt to cause violence during the exercise and appealed for peaceful conduct among party supporters.
“They want to bring people from outside and from within to cause mayhem and to cause trouble. Please allow for a free, fair election on the 20th of May, 2026,” he said.
Speaking in a video posted in his X handle on Sunday, Elliot called on party leaders to ensure a free and fair exercise and accused some party members of attempting to influence voters through threats and intimidation.
While commending President Bola Tinubu and the APC leadership for approving direct primaries nationwide,
Elliot said the process was designed to test the popularity of aspirants.
“I want to appreciate the President of this great country and the party leadership for allowing direct primaries to be held across the country. We say thank you so much because this is meant to test the popularity of all the aspirants across board,” he said.
The lawmaker, however, alleged that some individuals in Surulere were intimidating party members and attempting to force support for certain candidates.
“I want to bring to your notice that intimidation, coercion, arm twisting and forcing people to follow their own candidate is what is existing today in Surulere,” he said.
