Lagos House of Representatives member Kafilat Ogbara draws public attention after refusing to shake hands with Mayor Dele Oshinowo, an APC rival who defeated her in the party’s Kosofe Federal Constituency primary. The incident is captured in video from the inaugural Seyi Tinubu Colloquium in Lagos. Oshinowo approaches her with his hand out, but Ogbara stays seated and turns away, saying, “Welldone, how are you? I cannot shake you,” before he walks away.
All outlets describe the same encounter and setting: the colloquium in Lagos and the handshake refusal between the two APC figures. They also link the confrontation to the outcome of the APC primary for Kosofe Federal Constituency, in which Oshinowo emerged as the preferred candidate ahead of the 2027 general election. One outlet further notes that the two politicians have faced earlier political disagreements, including disputes in 2025 connected to the demolition of the Owode-Onirin market, and frames the handshake incident as occurring amid continuing political tensions in the constituency.
