Category: Politics

Kunle Adelabu A contender for the Ikorodu House of Representatives seat on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr AbdulAzeez Adekunle Awesu, has congratulated Senator Ademola Adeleke on his inauguration as the sixth Governor of Osun State. Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was sworn on Sunday, November 27, 2022, at the Osogbo City Stadium, Osogbo. Sen. Adeleke became the Governor of Osun, after the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office by the State’s Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Adepele-Ojo. In a statement released on Tuesday (today),…

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Kunle Adelabu Mr Abdulazeez Adekunle Awesu, a contender for the Ikorodu Federal Constituency seat, has again vowed to pursue the battle to regain his mandate to the apex court in the country. Awesu, who lost his appeal at the Appeal Court in Lagos, last week to Mr AbdulKareem Olugbenga Shittu whom the court pronounced as the party candidate for the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, spoke with THE IMPACT on phone stating that he is following the matter through. The young politician, who exuded confidence, stated that retrieving his mandate is the…

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Jare babatunde Mr Eniola Wakeup Adeyemi, a former aspirant for the Ikorodu Constituency I seat, Lagos State House of Assembly, has been appointed as a Member, Grassroots Enlightenment and Orientation (Southwest) for Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council. The young politician was one of the aspirants that made their marks during the primary elections of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikorodu with his popularity and massive campaign. The appointment was conveyed in a letter in a letter signed by Rt. Hon. James Abiodun Faleke, Secretary, Presidential Campaign Council. “On behalf of…

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Kunle Adelabu Ikorodu Constituency II Seat: Onamade ‘Lule’ For Third Time At Supreme Court Mr Oluwatosin Onamade, an aspirant for the Ikorodu Constituency II seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly, and one of the many contestants that lost the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to Mr Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA), has, again, lost his case against the party’s choice for the third time. The Supreme Court, THE IMPACT gathered, affirmed the ruling of the Federal High Court and that of the Court of Appeal while…

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Wale Jagun -As Awesu heads to Supreme Court The Court of Appeal sitting at Igbosere, Lagos, on Thursday, November 17, 2022, affirmed the decision of the Federal High Court that Mr Abdulkareem Olugbenga Shittu, is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Ikorodu Federal Constituency. Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, had in September, pronounced that Shittu as such following the decision of the PDP to send the name of Mr Abdulazeez Adekunle Awesu as its candidate. A 3 – man panel of…

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Kunle Adelabu The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has debunked the purported disqualification of its Assembly candidates in the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Some online platforms had quoted a former Deputy National Chairman of the party, Chief Bode George, stating that the party’s Assembly candidates were disqualified because the party failed to hold primary elections in some local government areas. Chief George, was reported to have raised alarmed that 21 of the 40 House of Assembly candidates from Agege, Apapa, Badagry, Epe,…

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Wale Jagun  -Rep. Benson, Solaja, Sunmi, Akinsola, Daini, others on the list All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos chapter, on Thursday, inaugurated its campaign Council to oversee the 2023 general elections across the state with a view to ensure victory for the party’s candidates. Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, APC State Chairman at the inauguration charged the Council with Sen. Ganiyu Solomon as Director – General and Ogboni Fuad Oki as its Secretary/Head of Administration, that the party is expecting nothing less than 5 million votes for the Presidential candidate of the party,…

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Kunle Adelabu Months after primary elections of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polarized the party and caused serious disaffections, normalcy seems to be returning as the party’s candidate for Ikorodu Constituency I seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Ogunleye Gbolahan Adetokunbo (OGA) brokered peace with one of his major contenders, Mr Oluwatoyin Gafaar Bolowotan. Bolowotan, who was recently reappointed by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu, as the Director – General of the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), had challenged the emergence of…

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