AGEGE LG RERUN ELECTION : LASIEC promises credible election, as PDP, APC beg for security | AgegePulse Magazine

 

By Ayodele Ifasakin 

The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, has reassured Agege residents of a peaceful and credible runoff election in Ward F of Agege Local Government Area.

LASIEC Chairman, Justice Ayotunde Philips 

Speaking during a stakeholders’ forum for Ward F, LASIEC Chairman, Justice Ayotunde Philips, represented by the Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Bunmi Omosehinde, explained that the reason for the rerun in the ward was because there was no clear winner.

“You know we are just coming from an election, so everything is ready and the joy is that the runoff is just between the All Progressive Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Due to the fact that there was no clear winner of the councillorship election. People should come out to vote and know that their security is guaranteed.”

Olasehinde urged both candidates to sign a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, assuring the commission of a peaceful election come Saturday.

Responding, the PDP candidate for Ward F, Agege LG, Mr. Sakiru Akinwande said that he was on ground in all the 43 polling units to win the election.

Akinwande advised the commission to take the matter of security very seriously to prevent loss of lives.

“I will only beg LASIEC, on behalf of the electorate, to please make sure they secure the lives of the electorate, the electoral officers and the community.

“I am committed to peace and we have never defaulted in any peace agreement we signed before in history.

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Kamal Oyeniyi Oyedunle: A Prudent David in the Midst of Goliaths | AgegePulse Magazine

 

As many other Chairmanship aspirants fans, supporters and admirers might have learnt, it's in view that Kamal campaign organization  has been one of the least funded team.

Kamal Oyeniyi Oyedunle 

Report says, six chairmanship aspirants in Agege LG Agege have already obtained their party nomination forms.

Kamal Oyeniyi Oyedunle However, take pride in his passion, and can stand tall as the candidate with the richest and most realistic manifesto.

According to him, "I cannot claim to know the bank balance of my rivals within and outside our great party, the APC, but it is apparent that my campaign has demonstrated the lowest financial might. My team and I only managed to painstakingly raise the N2,000, 000.00 ( two million naira) fee for a nomination form".

"This is no surprise. I happen not to be from a very privileged background. I do not boast the thickest of connections; no, not at all, Oyeniyi

"However, I take pride in my passion, and I can stand tall as the candidate with the richest and most realistic manifesto. 

"I may not have a lot of money, but my team and I have demonstrated a lot of management acumen. We have come this far by the sheer power of determination – and also by adroit, meticulous oversight of resources. We have paid all party dues, including the amount  referenced above, and we have engaged competent hands for various departments of the campaign. We are also involved in grassroots mobilization, to mention but a few. Even I am sometimes humbly amazed to see the extent of work we have done and are doing. 

"This is a shadow of things to come.. It is settled in my mind – and all the team agrees – that if we have achieved this much with our meagre resources, then we can and will achieve even much more with the considerable resources that we will be entrusted with as the caretakers of Agege Local Government Council.  As the popular Nigerian Pidgin expression goes “Follow who sabi road.”

Obasa To School Kids: Never Get Discouraged, I Grew Up Like You | AgegePulse Magazine

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt.Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, has admonished children never to give up on their dreams no matter their background.

Obasa, gave the advice when he visited his alma mater, St. Thomas Aquinas School, in the Mushin area of Lagos where he celebrated his 48th birthday with the pupils.

"I started off like you all and you are indeed the future we rely on. Do not let anything deter you.

"I am of a humble background; I struggled through life and today, I am the Speaker of Lagos State.

"You can be a governor, a Speaker, a doctor  a lawyer, an engineer, a great footballer or anything you want to be in life," he said while urging them not to allow anything discourage them.

The Speaker, who took a tour around the school, promised to assist in renovating the parts that I need facelift. He also promised to equip the school with the necessary furniture.

He thanked the teachers for their efforts in bringing up kids in the school despite the various challenges they face in the course of their jobs.

Obasa also visited the State Primary School in the Oyewole area of Agege, Lagos where he told the pupils parts of his story.

"When I was in this school as a child, I never had the opportunity of meeting a dignitary or had anyone from government visit us.

"Today, I chose to visit you so you will have your priority set right, and your dreams aligned.

"You all can be great. You all can be successful beyond my achievements as the Speaker of Lagos State," he said. @ Lagos State House of Assembly

Egunjobi appointed Sanwo-Olu’s Campaign Director

The Executive Chairman, Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, Alh. Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi, has been appointed as a director in a 21-man campaign team charged with the responsibility of rallying supports for the governorship aspiration of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on the platform of the All Progressive Congress, APC.

In a statement released by Tayo Ayinde, the Campaign team’s Director General, Egunjobi was named as the Director of Non-governmental Organisations, NGOs, civil society and students.



The Council chief going by the statement is to oversee the mobilization of advocacy groups and students to support Sanwo-Olu’s candidacy.



Below is the list of other Directors and their designations:

 Mobilisation - Alhaji Abdullah Enilolobo
_ Special Duties- Hon. Adeniran Onilude
__Fund raising - Tobi Lawal.
_ Legal - Hon. SOB Agunbiade.
_ Research and Intelligence- Hon. Wasiu Eshilokun.
_Media & Publicity- Hon. Sesan Dani
_Security - Hon Bolaji Ariyo.
_Planning & Strategy- Hon. Jimi Benson
_Women Affairs - Hon Bolanle Akinyemi - Obe.
_. Ethnic Affairs- Hon. Wale Adelana.
_Welfare - Hon Ayoola Fatai.
_Finance - Hon. Kolade Alabi
_Party Affairs- Hon. Abiodun Mafe
_Medical and Safety - Dr Sulaimon Aleshinloye.
_Volunteers' group- Hon. Kamal Olohrunoje.
_Youth- Hon. Fuad Atanda - Lawal
_ Religion- Rev. Samuel Olufemi Ogedengbe.

Senatorial Coordinators:
1.Coordinator Lagos West- Hon. Rasak Ajala
2. Coordinator Lagos Central- Hon Wahab Alawiye King.
3. Coordinator Lagos East- Mayor Dele Oshinowo