Category: Politics

Kunle Adelabu  At last, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released names of its candidates for the two Ikorodu State Assembly seats. Contrary to rumor that a particular aspirant has been picked since the failed PDP primary elections for both Ikorodu Constituency I, THE IMPACT can authoritatively report that Mr Olalekan Olamide Lawal has emerged as the preferred choice of the party for the Constituency I seat. His emergence was confirmed on Thursday. In the same vein, Prince Adewale Isiaka Oyebo has also emerged as the preferred candidate for the…

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Kunle Adelabu It was a keenly contested primary election for the Ikorodu House of Representatives as the two leading aspirants; Mr AbdulAzeez Adekunle Awesu and Mr Abdul – Kareem Shittu tied. Both aspirants polled 28 votes each to divide the 56 delegates accredited by the party among themselves, leaving the other two aspirants with no vote. There were actually a total of 58 delegates, with 57 ad hoc delegates, one national, but according to the party’s Deputy Publicity Secretary, Mr Sodiq Lamina, two ad hoc delegates were not cleared to…

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Kunle Adelabu The incumbent Lagos East Senator, Sen. Mikhahil Adetokunbo Abiru, has clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial ticket unopposed for 2023 election in the state. Abiru became a Senator December 2020 after he won a bye – election organized after the death of late Sen. Adebayo Osinowo. He recorded 344 votes out of the 355 delegates that were accredited for the primary election held at the CMD, Magodo, Lagos,on Saturday, May 28, 2022. There was one invalid vote. The Returning Officer, Mr Fouad Oki who declared Abiru as…

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Wale Jagun It was a massive victory for Prince Lantre Sanusi popularly called ‘PLS’ by admirers at the Oriade/Amuwo Constituency Federal Constituency primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) conducted on Friday, May 27, 2022. According to the Chairman, Primary Election Committee, Mr Falade Akin, Sanusi scored 36 votes out of the 55 votes to emerge as the winner of the election. Hon. Ramota Hassan and Olorunnrinu Dipo came in distant joint second position with 7 votes, while Wale Ebietimiyegot 3 votes and Kath Banjoko 2 votes. The former…

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Kunle Adelabu -Pledges to partner with co – aspirant The incumbent representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, has been re – elected as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 General Elections. Benson defeated his sole rival, Alhaja Mistura Ajisebutu Adekoya with 89 votes. Alhaja Adekoya got only one votes. Ballot papers were sorted and counted in the presence of all the delegates and every other person present at the venue before the Returning Officer (EO) announced the result. A total of…

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Kunle Adelabu It was a disappointment day for aspirants contesting for both Ikorodu Constituency I and II seats on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the primary elections failed to hold on Thursday, May 26, 2022. It was gathered that the same development played out across other 38 primary election venues in the state. The elections which were scheduled to hold at the Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area secretariat for the Constituency I and Mikson Onas Hall in Igbogbo for the Constituency II, failed to hold…

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Kunle Adelabu Against the general perception that the incumbent representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency and the Otun of Ikorodu Division elect, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, would go into the All Progressives Congress (APC) party primary as the sole aspirant for the House of Representatives, it hasbeen confirmed that he would battle  for the sole ticket with another aspirant, Mrs Mistura Afolake Ajisebutu, in the election slated for tomorrow or any other day that the election will be scheduled for. Mistura, a retired Chief Matron with the Lagos State Government,…

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Kunle Adelabu After months of campaigning across the six Local Government and Local Council Development Areas in Ikorodu Constituency I and II, by over 30 aspirants, only 14 of them including the incumbent representatives in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade and Hon. Nurudeen Solaja, will today have their fates decided by the party delegates. Other seven aspirants that obtained the nomination and expression of interest forms and cleared by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikorodu Constituency I are: Mr Eniola Wake Up Adeyemi, Mr Bolaji…

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Kunle Adelabu Aspirants for the Ikorodu Constituency l seats in the Lagos State House of Assembly and House of Representatives, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have expressed optimism that the primary elections that failed to hold on Sunday, May 22,2022,  would eventually hold. They also expressed individual confidence of winning whenever the primary elections would be held. Also, party chieftains that spoke with THE IMPACT, after about 11 hours of waiting in vain for the electoral officer and election materials, also said that they are confident…

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