Desmond Elliot, a popular Nollywood actor-turned politician, has cried out over withdrawal of his security aides.
Desmond, who is representing Surulere I constituency in Lagos State House of Assembly, made the allegation a few hours to the All Progressives Congress, APC, House of Assembly primary election on May 20, 2026.
Speaking in a trending video on social media, he accused party leaders and local government officials of coercing party members to support a preferred aspirant.
While stating that some local government officials were removed from their positions over their support for him, he said, “intimidation, coercion, twisting and forcing people to follow their own candidate is what is happening today in Surulere. Telling them they will not be beneficiaries of some empowerment.
“We have been intimidated so much that a lot of people have been fired from the local government because they follow me. My security personnel were also taken away from me yesterday. I’m now left alone to myself. What have I done?”
DAILY POST reports that this came after Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu publicly announced the withdrawal of his support for Desmond following his involvement in moves to impeach Lagos House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa in 2025.
Reacting to the development, Desmond, who is in his fourth term in the Lagos Assembly, tendered apology to Gbajabiamila during his appearance on popular TVC program ‘Your View’.
Desmond Elliot alleges intimidation, withdrawal of security ahead of Surulere APC primaries [VIDEO]
