The Mandate Group and Justice Forum, regarded as the powerful sub-groups in the party, were outlawed by the APC. The relationship between the two is said to be getting frosty, which may have contributed to the dissolution of all sub-groups within the Lagos APC. It read in part, “Party members should no longer make use of these factions or their names with regard to future party business and activities. Any violation of this decision is subject to party discipline, including suspension and expulsion. Among those who signed the communiqués were Tinubu; Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwoolu; the Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat; and former governor Babatunde Raji Fashola.

Source: Punch June 10, 2020 00:00 UTC