The Lagos4Lagos Movement, a dissatisfied group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, held a parallel local government congress at different locations in the state on Saturday.

The APC held its nationwide LGA congresses on Saturday.

The parallel congress is coming as the mainstream APC group, led by the State Caretaker Committee Chairman, Tunde Balogun, held its congress in designated areas as spelt out by the party’s Local Government Congress Committee.

Led by Olajide Adediran, members of the Lagos4Lagos are alleging impunity, imposition and marginalisation in the party as reasons for their action.

In Agege LGA, the group held its congress separately from the designated venue of the mainstream party in the state.

At the congress, 27 LG executives and three national delegates equally emerged, with Babatunde Odikunrin as Chairman, Ogunleye Babatunde as Vice Chairman and 25 other executives.

The names of three national delegates elected by the group were Sunday Ajayi, Kayode Opeifa, and Afolabi Rasheed.

Speaking to the press after the congress, Mr Ajayi, Vice-Chairman, Apex Committee of the Lagos4Lagos group, said the group aims to return the party to the people.

He said the group conducted its LGA congress as directed by the national body of the party.

He said the ward executives in their camp that emerged at the July 31 ward congresses in the state got inaugurated Friday.

Mr Ajayi said the group used the consensus method in the party guidelines to elect its LGA officers across the 20 recognised LGAs in the state.

“Our executives are the legitimate executives of the party in the state today. Lagos4Lagos Movement is for everybody.

We will run the party according to the wishes of members,” he said.

Reacting to the development, Mr Balogun said he was not aware of parallel congresses.

“It’s news to me; I am just hearing that.

The reports I got from those local governments are different from what you are saying.

“So, by tomorrow, if you call me, I must have gotten enough information, and I will get back to you.

“I am not sure of the parallel congresses.

I can’t react to such news; I want to confirm that,” the APC state caretaker chairman said.

In Ifako/Ijaiye LGA, the Balogun faction held its congress at the Ifako-Ijaiye Annex office, popularly known as the NRC building.

The Lagos4Lagos Movement group camped at the Ojokoro area of the council.

Each camp produced separate sets of 27 LG executives and three national delegates for the party in the council.